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- Ability to communicate effectively and build close working relations with clients, customers, and colleagues to achieve agreed budgets, targets and objectives.
- Oversee end-to-end finance operations to ensure the smooth running of the Finance department
- Keep abreast of finance and payroll legislation, ensuring the company remains complaint at all times
- Preparation of financial statements and management accounts, including preparation and submission of VAT and Inland Revenue Returns and payments including corporation tax
- Assist and cooperate fully with Company Accountants
- Assist Company Accountants with audit preparation
- Ensure timely payment of PAYE and NIC to HRMC
- Ensure timely payment of suppliers and third parties
- Prepare regular reports to management
- Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and regular forecasting for the company and various vessels
- Ensure the ongoing improvement of finance, payroll and credit control procedures
- Cash flow forecasting
- Review the credit worthiness of potential new clients and report findings to management
- Review of debts for bad and doubtful debt provisions
- Oversee and report the financial performance of the company including satellite sites
- Act as first point of contact for high-level finance and payroll matters, escalating to the senior management team as necessary
- Supervise, guide, and motivate the finance team, reporting any concerns and suggested remedies to management at the earliest opportunity
- Assist with department appraisals, 1-2-1 meetings and HR investigations
- Provide structured training and coaching to the finance department, ensuring new and existing staff are familiar with internal practices, client requirements and applicable regulations
- Ensure workloads are balanced amongst team and priorities are identified, allocated and overseen to ensure best service is delivered to clients and candidates
- Foster a strong team relationship, leading by example
- Assist with weekly, fortnightly and monthly processing of all payrolls when required
- Experience of working in a fast-paced financial background
- A sound working knowledge of VAT and PAYE processes and procedures
- Payroll experience
- A sound understanding of accounting and credit control methods and current practices
- Experience of Sage Line 50, Xero, or similar software
- Competent in the use of Microsoft office excel and word
