Finance Manager

2 weeks ago


St Helens, United Kingdom James Fisher and Sons plc Full time
Finance Manager - Transactional
Full-Time, Permanent
St Helens, Hybrid working

The Company:
Scantech Offshore Ltd provides an impressive range of rental equipment, including air compressors, steam generators and rig cooling services, as well as designing, installing and commissioning bespoke heat suppression safety systems.

Our remit extends to the provision of qualified and competent personnel for the operating, servicing and maintaining all rental equipment, affording clients the highest standards of quality and safety for operations. Scantech Offshore products are delivered worldwide from our key locations in the UK (Aberdeen and Great Yarmouth) and Western Australia (Perth).

As a market leader in the field of well test support, we are committed to providing enhanced value to our customers by tailoring our specialist skills and engineering capabilities to their precise requirements. Scantech Offshore is a pioneer in designing innovative and technical solutions that meet or exceed regulatory, quality and safety standards.

About the Opportunity We are looking for a skilled Transactional Finance Manager to join the Finance team in our St Helens office and support the Finance Director and the Finance Controller in managing the AP, AR and CC team and processes. You will work towards increasing CC, AP and AR department accuracy and efficiency, and also provide strong leadership and drive motivation. You will ensure that the department operates smoothly, maintain accurate and complete records, and support the transactional team staff members. We're looking for experience in a similar role, working within a Finance/Accounts department, ideally within AP/AR ledger, cash flow reporting exposure as well as other elements of finance administration. Key Responsibilities:
  • Managing, motivating, and supporting Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP) and Credit Control (CC) staff members with direct line management of 5 staff.
  • Reviewing month end customer invoicing process and payment runs and feeding the information into the cashflow process to support understanding of the Company's financial position.
  • Being responsible for reconciling intercompany accounts and agreeing balances for month end for all Scantech entities.
  • Supporting the audit lead for all audit queries pertaining to AR/AP and CC.
  • Reviewing and ensuring all internal control procedures are followed across transactional processing on the systems.
  • Supporting AP/AR queries from customers and suppliers.
  • Completing due diligence for set up new customers and suppliers.
  • Liaising with Credit Controller to regularly update credit limits for customers.
  • Manage outstanding AP/AR purchase orders to ensure payments are made on time.
  • Overseeing routine department activities to ensure that they are completed accurately and on time.
  • Maintenance and development of cash flow forecasting .
  • Setting and facilitating the achievement of AR, AP and CC department targets and objectives.
  • Developing, implementing, improving, policies and department controls to increase accuracy and efficiency.
  • Educating the wider business about the purchasing process.
  • Review payments for suppliers.
  • Review existing processes and enhance to make transactional processing “SMART”.
  • Any other reasonable duties as required.
About the Candidate:
  • Team management experience.
  • AAT qualified or studying towards CIMA/ACCA.
  • Good knowledge about accounting and management principles for Accounts Receivable, Payable & Credit Control procedures.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Proficiency with computers, especially business solutions, Excel and bookkeeping software.
  • Strong planning and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to analyse information and processes.
  • Motivation to develop and maintain internal and external relationships.
  • Commitment to ethical behaviour with a willingness to adhere to all company policies and current financial legislation.
  • Willingness to collaborate with senior stakeholders within and outside of finance.
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