Finance Business Partner

Position Overview:

This role involves the preparation of monthly management accounts for a commercial entity. Additionally, it encompasses various duties as directed by the Finance Director.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Prepare monthly management accounts and accompanying schedules, analyzing and explaining variances against budget, forecast, and previous periods. Maintain supporting documentation for all nominal ledger balances.
2. Manage the fixed asset model to facilitate easy extraction of half-year and year-end summaries, ensuring accurate documentation of profit/losses on disposals.
3. Maintain records and reconcile daily receipts from payment platforms (Worldpay, SagePay, PayPal) for online sales, including bank reconciliation.
4. Manage the cash book and ensure accurate bank reconciliation on a daily basis.
5. Match purchase invoices to system purchase orders, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
6. Efficiently manage the purchase ledger, maintaining supplier data, ensuring proper authorization for expenditure, and reconciling balances monthly.
7. Prepare half-year and year-end audit files within specified timelines. Participate in warehouse stock takes as required.
8. Oversee the margin report, investigating anomalies and reviewing product margins for accuracy. Verify stock prices and ensure correct invoicing.
9. Reconcile monthly stock across multiple warehouse locations.
10. Identify opportunities for improving finance and warehouse systems utilization.
11. Distribute and reconcile corporate credit card statements, obtaining necessary authorizations and posting expenditure analysis and VAT.
12. Assist with tax computations and address related queries.

Non-Essential Job Functions:

Maintain the petty cash system, ensuring proper accounting and security.

Requirements:

• Previous experience in management accounting and purchase ledger.
• Proficiency with Sage accounting systems, particularly Sage 200.
• Strong skills in Excel and Word.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills across various levels.
• Self-motivated with a demonstrated commitment to fulfilling job tasks effectively.

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