Location: Between Liverpool, Haydock & WFH days
Contract Type: Permanent
Who We Are:
Would you like to join a successful, established and growing company with an enviable reputation?
We seek an individual who is outstanding in what they do, is enthusiastic about new challenges, and has the drive to succeed.
Merchant Rentals, part of the PayPoint Group, specialize in providing market-leading card payment solutions to over 35,000 businesses across the UK. We are continuing to transform the business and are planning to accelerate our growth further over the next couple of years.
Join Us!
We are currently seeking a high-caliber financial professional to support the transformation agenda whilst overseeing best practices in the finance team and supporting the wider PayPoint Executive team.
Main Responsibilities:
* Oversight of the effective and efficient monthly reporting process for the Card Services division within the PayPoint group.
* Challenge the current ways of working; streamline where possible and ensure systems are used to their full capability.
* Proactively manage monthly cost review meetings and ad hoc projects with senior operational stakeholders. The objective of these meetings is to provide appropriate analysis to understand the spend and identify added-value opportunities.
* Forecasting of spend: supporting, challenging, and providing aid to senior managers ensuring cost control.
* Oversight, management, and review of all appropriate financial controls. Appropriate action to be taken where required.
* Support in the production of the annual statutory accounts.
* Support the Finance Business Partner (not a direct report).
* Key audit stakeholder management ensuring the annual and interim audit runs smoothly, being a key point of contact with our auditors and allocating queries appropriately throughout the business.
* Support the Management Accountant and the rest of the team at different stages of their professional careers; with the ability to step into the day-to-day work when required.
* Other ad hoc projects as and when required assisting finance and other departments.
Essential Skills Required:
* Qualified Accountant with ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification.
* Advanced working knowledge of MS Excel.
* Experience of presenting data in a clear and precise manner to both financial and non-financial employees.
* Commercial acumen to support the business decision-making process.
* A well-organised individual with a high attention to detail and accuracy.
* Strong stakeholder management experience with demonstrable experience of business partnering.
* Analytical approach with an ability to recognise, investigate and resolve issues and in turn explain and influence the wider business.
* Ability to work under pressure and to regular deadlines.
* Willing to roll sleeves up in order to get things done.
* Driven to continuously improve.
* Pro-active in their approach, taking ownership and responsibility for delivering results.
* Approachable with highly effective communication skills and the ability to liaise effectively with both financial and non-financial employees.
* Knowledge of MS Business Central/NAV.
Benefits if you decide to join us:
* 33 days annual leave (inclusive of 8 UK bank holidays).
* Contributory pension scheme and life assurance.
* Discounts through our employee benefits platform.
* Employee assistance programme.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Vibrant Liverpool offices – Chapel Street.
* Regular employee social events, lunches and fun activities.
* Dress for your day.
* Free refreshments provided.
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