Finance Assistant – AG Barr Plc – myGwork – LGBTQ+ Business Community.
Location: Cumbernauld
Contract and Working Pattern: Full-time
We are all about Being Your Best Barr None and having a career with real Moments that Matter! Employing around 850 people across the UK, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.
For 150 years AG Barr has been building great brands and is home to some of the nations favourite flavours. At our core is IRN-BRU, launched in 1901, as well as RUBICON, Boost, FUNKIN, and MOMA.
What We’re Looking For…
A versatile and highly organised individual to join our dynamic Shared Service Centre as a Finance Assistant. While the primary focus of this role will be to manage all aspects of our company vehicle fleet, ensuring we remain legally compliant and adequately insured at all times, this position offers a unique opportunity for broader involvement in our finance operations.
Your Responsibilities Will Include…
* Manage and maintain the motor insurance database (MID) to ensure all company vehicles are correctly insured, providing summaries of vehicle numbers to insurers.
* Administer the company car & leased vehicles database, ensuring information is accurate and up to date.
* Administer the hired car & vans vehicles database, ensuring information is accurate and up to date.
* Manage pool cars for the fleet of vehicles.
* Ensure compliance with the Road Traffic Act, Operator Licence, and all relevant Transport Legislation.
* Coordinate and summarise private fuel mileage returns for salary deduction purposes by HR.
* Generate and distribute manual invoices for multiple departments across the business.
* Support the purchase to pay cycle by generating purchase orders for all Finance team expenditure.
* Oversee all communications and serve as the principal point of contact for our insurance partners.
* Support the tax lead with fundamental VAT checks, particularly relating to customer and supplier onboarding.
* Support the Treasury lead with daily banking reporting, integral to the reconciliation of cash.
What You’ll Bring…
* A working knowledge of ERP systems (AG Barr utilises JD Edwards).
* Proven experience in developing, maintaining and updating spreadsheets and databases through the implementation and optimisation of spreadsheet formulas to track operational metrics, project progress and financial data.
* Clear and concise business email writing ability.
* Effective communication with diverse audiences and ability to build rapport and collaborate with colleagues at all levels.
* Ensure data integrity and accuracy through regular audits and reconciliation processes, particularly concerning vehicle records.
* Experience in preparing and delivering data‑driven presentations to senior management.
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and identify key insights.
* Strong organisational skills with meticulous attention to detail.
* Experience in raising purchase orders and supporting the purchase to pay process.
What We Offer…
* Uncapped bonus linked to business performance.
* Defined contribution pension.
* Up to 34 days holiday (depending on shift pattern).
* Flexible holiday trading.
* Flexible cash pot to spend on benefits.
* Health insurance cash plan.
* Flexible benefits such as discounts & cashback, gym memberships, technology purchases, etc.
* Life assurance.
* Save as you earn scheme.
* Staff sales discount.
* Free AG Barr products throughout your working day and staff sales.
* Annual salary review.
* Ongoing professional development and access to learning and development programmes and content.
To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform here.
We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition.
While we have highlighted our ideal requirements for this role, we are realistic that the successful candidate probably won’t meet every single requirement in this advert, but we are big advocates of people growing in role. So even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to submit an application – you may be just what we’re looking for!
Speculative CVs from agencies will not be accepted.
Latest closing date for applications is 8th December.
Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so apply now.
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