Job Title: SCCL Head of Finance
Line Manager: UK Group Finance Director
Department: SCCL Finance
Location: Glasgow
About SCCL
Scottish Citylink is a subsidiary of Singapore based ComfortDelGro; one of the world’s largest passenger land transport companies.
We are looking for a Head of Finance to oversee all financial tasks for Scottish Citylink Coaches Limited (SCCL), which generates annual revenue in the order of £70m per annum running bus and coach services across England, Scotland and Wales. Offices are based in Glasgow.
Job summary
Leading a small team focusing on financial performance and management, providing support for the business for backward looking performance management and forward-looking budgets and strategic planning. Team management is likely to be relatively small, managing one or two others, with a dotted line to other parts of Finance within the parent company, for example Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
Main Responsibilities
Head of Finance responsibilities include:
* Business partnering, within with the MD and leadership team to focus on the three main parts of the business: Scottish Citylink, megabus and Falcon Coaches
* Working with the SCCL Managing Director to ensure robust forecasts in place
* Preparation of monthly and annual accounts for SCCL
* Preparing VAT returns and liaising with HMRC
* Ensuring accounting practices comply with regulations
* Annual budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning
* Ensuring revenue and costs are correctly received and accounted for, including working with Transport Scotland for concessionary scheme revenue
* Approval or budgets and expenditure
* Risk management
* Cashflow management
* Profit and loss analysis
* Develop financial processes and controls
* Ensure accounting activities comply with financial regulations
* Consult board members regarding financial management
* Recommend on cost reduction / revenue generation opportunities
Competencies & Skills
* Proven track record as Head of Finance or similar
* Hands on experience of budgeting and risk management
* Understanding of cashflow management, bank reconciliation and bookkeeping
* Excellent written and spoken English with the ability to communicate clearly and at all levels
* Excellent attention for detail
* Ability to work well under pressure
* Organised, proactive, methodical and results orientated
* Ability to manage own workload effectively and work to strict deadlines
* Able to build lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders/suppliers
* Ability to influence and persuade key decision makers
* Strong analytical and decision making skills
* Experience of accounting software
* Strong management reporting and budgeting experience
* Team player committed to ensuring that the overall team and business objectives are met
* ACCA / CIMA / ACA qualified
Hours of work
38 hours per week, Monday to Friday