Competitive salary + bonus
Study support available
Career progression opportunities

Summary of RoleThis is a fantastic opportunity for a part qualified accountant to join a dynamic finance team supporting the business. Located within the Leicestershire Head Office, the Cash Accounting team is responsible for delivering finance support to key stakeholders across the business for a variety of purposes including;

Producing insightful reporting for key Business Stakeholders
Cash flow monitoring and 3rd party management
Supporting systems projects to deliver customer improvements
Analysis of new payment options performance
Supporting the onboarding of new Total Platform partners

About YouThis is a dynamic and fast growing business, to succeed in this role you must be happy in a fast-moving, fluid, ever-changing environment. You will need a mixture of solid financial / management accounting skills, coupled with financial analysis to maintain core financial controls, support Key Stakeholders and business initiatives.You are ideally someone who thinks about the impact on the Customer and wider Business, a person that above all values the need for procedure, control and auditability. Working as an integral part of the cash accounting team, the successful candidate will be primarily responsible for supporting our International business. Key Responsibilities

Finance Management

Responsibility for International customer payments c. £0.6bn pa
Ownership of tender reconciliations, ensure discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner
Accountable for P&L charges c. £15m pa, and FX postings

3rd Party Management

Day to Day Management of our 3rd party payment providers - Worldpay, Amex, PayPal, Klarna - to ensure they operate successfully and in accordance with our contracted service levels
Ensure smooth onboarding of new Total Platform partners international websites by ensuring we receive and can reconcile settlements.

Analysis and reporting

Provide ad-hoc analysis by manipulating and presenting data using sophisticated Excel models or SQL, such as analysing the success of new project launches
Monitor & assess key performance statistics daily, such as accept rates and cash flow, and report on issues to management

Business Support

Provide support to marketing, commercial finance, risk & fraud and operational teams
To be reactive and flexible in response to issues and new developments in a fast growing and high profile area of the business

What we are looking for

A proactive Part qualified accountant CIMA/ACCA/ACA with proven experience of working in a large company
The ability to work productively, efficiently and effectively, maintaining attention to detail and quality
Strong problem solving skills and the ability to think outside the box
Ability to self motivate in a fast pace challenging and demanding environment with changing priorities
Proven ability to plan and prioritise workloads whilst working to strict deadlines
Can effectively communicate both orally and in writing and have the ability to influence and constructively challenge
Strong control skills
Exceptional working knowledge of MS Office (esp. MS Excel) suite of products, Google G Suite is desirable
SQL & Microsoft SSMS is experience is desirable

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