Job Ref: 213276879

Date: 2021-03-02 13:32:01

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Welcome Break is one of the largest motorway service operators in the UK and has led the revolution in changing the motorway service sector.

We've been around for 60 years and are now in locations across the UK. Our 5,000+ strong team strive to proudly and passionately offer our customers' world class hospitality and retail brands such as Waitrose, Starbucks, Subway, KFC, Ramada, Days Inn and Burger King to name a few in a friendly and relaxing environment.

Our business is about people, the 80 million people who visit our sites each year and the teams who make the business the success it is. Every one deserves to get a warm welcome and enjoyable break with the very best service, facilities, food and drinks we can provide.

Providing customers with a welcome break is really important to us. Every day here is as challenging as it is enjoyable, as rewarding as it is fun. We believe that the same should be true once our working day is over, so we do everything we can to make sure our teams can get their work/life balance just right!

Everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed at Welcome Break. To make sure that those achievements are recognised, we have many recognition schemes, most of which are peer to peer recognition. What's more, we work hard to build a culture of openness, listening to customers and our own people so we can identify opportunities to improve service, innovation and engagement.

Assistant Finance Manager (Credit Control)
Welcome Break
Newport Pagnell, MK16 9EZ
Salary depending on experience
Fantastic benefits & discounts, subsidised meals, free parking & great career opportunities

The Assistant Finance Manager (Credit Control and Treasury) supports the Head Office finance team in the areas of credit control. They support the Accounts Receivable team, processing Sales Invoices, producing debtor reports and related reconciliations in an accurate and timely manner. They also manage the Head Office Cashiers function based in Newport Pagnell (two people), making sure that the bank reconciliation process is carried out efficiently and payments are made according to agreed authority limits.

Responsibilities /Key tasks

Accounts Receivable (Credit Control)

Financial control of one debtor subledger Managing two part time Sales Ledger reconciliation clerks Overseeing reconciling remittance and weekly bankings posted to debtors. To generate month end debtor statementsTo act at a point of query resolution, escalating as required.Schedule and manage month-end/year-end processes relevant to Accounts Receivable.Investigation of discrepancies in payments received to eliminate potential bad debts / chargebacks. Responsibility for reconciliation of funds received and production of monthly financial reports (ageing, commentary on bad debts etc)To oversee the timely and accurate raising of invoices / credit notes for areas of responsibility to ensure all revenue and VAT is reported correctly in the accounts.To oversee the timely and accurate allocation of payments received under areas of responsibility.Carry out credit control tasks in line with company procedures including credit checking and approval/rejection of new credit facilities. To look after assigned aged debtor reports and relevant reconciliations at each period end, recommending line of investigation / resolution to clear down debtor balances and solve reconciliation discrepancies.To provide monthly reports as required to senior management.Communication and enforcement of financial procedures relevant to the accounts receivable department, including VAT reporting.To liaise with sites / departments / third parties to resolve any problems.To maintain relationships with key customers and relevant teams within the organisation through regular meeting / conference calls.

Treasury
Managing a team of two cashiersTo manage the performance of the Head Office Cashiers function, ensuring that cash is reconciled in accordance with agreed procedures and reconciling items are cleared on a timely basis.Supporting the cashiers to adapt processes where systems change, where there are changes in commercial agreements that require implementing, or to be the point of escalation for cash-related queries.To ensure that the head office controls in the Business Controls Manual (BCM) for Cashiers are applied robustly and consistently throughout the year such that minimal Audit Control points are raised.Complete period end reconciliations for all cashiers account codes including ageing analysis e.g. Site GRNI accrualsSupport quarterly balance sheet review process including variance analysis and identification of risks and opportunities.Support the external audit process for all cashiers-related requests (Half Year, Interim and Full Year)

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

ACCA / CIMA part-qualified accountant (minimum requirement)Previous experience managing a small team.Experience in monthly financial reportingSales Ledger / Credit Control experienceExperience in dealing with operations within a multi-site operation useful. Good working knowledge of MS ExcelGood communication skills at all levelsNumeracy skills

You may also have experience as Credit control Supervisor, Accounts Receivable, Part Qualified accountant etc

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