We’re looking for a Finance Manager in Bradford, United Kingdon
This role will be within Liberty Blume Finance, in the newly created Commercial Finance team. The Cost Manager will support the Commercial Finance director in leading on cost tracking and analysis across Liberty Blume. The role will work with the existing Management Accounts team, and the finance business partners to ensure a robust control environment on operating expenditure, and provide accurate analysis on headcount costs and movements, licence costs and other internal/external spend.
The role will be based in the Blume Bradford office (minimum 2 days a week per rota schedule
Key Accountabilities
1. Maintain and improve cost control environment – ensure effective controls are in place and suggest and implement new controls where appropriate
2. Analyse Actual headcount costs and movement – create tracker and reporting to ensure confidence on headcount costs movements, and headcount overall including joiners/leavers, promotions etc, and be able to articulate impact on monthly labour cost actuals
3. Monitor and track licence spend – work with Enterprise Systems team to oversee software and service licence expenditure – ensuring monthly actuals are accurate, POs are raised and receipted in a timely fashion and spend by supplier is understood on a monthly basis
4. Purchase Order Monitoring – ensure POs are accurately tracked and receipted, and monitor GRNI balances within Blume on a monthly basis
5. Conduct detailed analysis of spend by supplier, supported by Management Accounts resource, to identify trends and ensure integrity of actuals and accruals/prepayments
6. Work with Business Partners to design monthly cost reporting that include headcount, supplier spend, travel and expenses that will be produced by Management Accounts on a monthly basis
7. Work with Business Partners to ensure they fully understand their cost actuals that will influence their forecasting processes
PREFERRED EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS:
8. Accounting or controlling qualification.
9. Track record working within a complex matrix services organisation
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
10. Analytically strong and pragmatic with a long-term vision
11. Ability to apply sound business practices
12. Result driven, output focused team player
13. Being able to build bridges and create support for improvements
14. Strong systems and Excel skills – confident with large datasets
15. Proactive and self-reliant/ independent self-starter
16. Fits into ambitious, result-driven, down-to-earth culture
17. Strong organisational and operational skills, able to plan effectively, anticipate on issues and solving problems.
18. Knowledge of USGAAP, Accounting principles & SOX guidelines
What’s in it for you?
19. Competitive salary + Bonus **where applicable**
20. 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase 5 more
21. Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical, critical illness cover and dental insurance
22. Matched pension contribution up to 10%
23. Access to our car benefit scheme
24. Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us
25. The chance to join an innovative, fast-paced and passionate team
Who we are:
Liberty Blume, a Liberty Global company, is a rapidly growing business services provider, specialising in tech-enabled back-office solutions. Our mission is to deliver efficiency, scale and value to our customers through Business, Procurement and Financial Solutions. If you’re curious, customer centric and enjoy being one step ahead, join us on our scale up journey and unlock your freedom to grow!
Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive environment and accommodating all candidates. We’re eager to hear from you, no matter your background.