Senior Finance Manager
ABOUT LAND ENERGY
Land Energy is the UK’s leading biomass energy company, producing high\-quality wood pellets, briquettes and natural living soils. Based in Girvan, Ayrshire, in the heart of south\-west Scotland, we are at the forefront of sustainable energy innovation \- delivering Real Environmental Gain in everything we do.
Our low\-carbon briquette factory perfectly complements our existing state\-of\-the\-art wood pellet production plant. With a secure UK supply chain, we’re proud to offer the best and most sustainable wood pellets and briquettes available in the UK today.
Our natural living soils products provide a sustainable alternative to synthetic fertilisers, serving the agricultural, forestry, horticultural, home and garden centre sectors.
We offer exciting career opportunities within a growing, progressive business that presents a wide variety of challenges and cutting\-edge technologies.
At Land Energy, we operate a high\-performance biomass Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant equipped with an Organic Rankine Cycle turbine, along with a 100,000\-tonne wood pellet production facility. Our new wood briquette production line produces 45,000 tonnes annually.
At Land Energy, Health and Safety is every person’s responsibility. A safe working environment and following safe working practices is standard practice for all employees. We expect a proactive, positive and constructive attitude to all Environmental, Health and Safety.
We’re a team of curious, forward\-thinking individuals who never settle for the status quo. We’re always looking for new ways to improve our products and processes. You’ll need to be comfortable in this environment, whilst maintaining a strong team ethos.
The Role
The Senior Finance Manager is responsible for leading the day\-to\-day finance function, ensuring accurate financial reporting, effective financial controls, and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. The role supports operational and strategic decision\-making through the timely production of management information, cashflow forecasting, and business partnering across departments. In addition, the role drives continuous improvement within finance processes, systems, and controls while supporting the Head of Finance in developing a high\-performing finance function.
What you’ll be doing:
Lead and develop the finance team, including Accounts Payable/Receivable and accounting functions, reporting into the Head of Finance.
- Manage a team of four responsible for month end close of Accounts Payable \& receivable.
- Ensure accuracy of postings into the nominal ledger in line with the company’s nominal structure.
- Ensure payment terms and credit terms are accurately reflected in Sage.
- Be responsible for chasing of the debtor book.
- Ensure subsidiary companies are kept up to date.
- Ensure payroll is submitted to payroll partners and that the payroll is accurate each month. This includes providing accurate employee benefits information. Ensure P11ds are submitted on time.
- Participate in the approval of requisitions.
- Business partner with the maintenance and production teams. Review results with them and identify improvements.
- On a monthly basis produce the management accounts, cashflow forecast \& analysis pack within deadlines.
- Submit quarterly VAT returns.
- Fulfil the company’s banking covenant for the Accounts Receivable and Inventory facility. And ensure the bi\-annual audit from our banking partners is successful.
- Ensure all control accounts reconcile.
- Submit RHI readings to OFGEM and submit ROCs to auction.
- Complete statutory government surveys.
- Actively identify \& implement process improvements projects. Either quick wins or longer\-term improvements
Support Head of Finance as required with financial analysis and to build the finance function.
What we’re looking for:
- Fully qualified accountant with a minimum three years post qualified experience.
- Proven experience as a Finance Manager or in a senior accounting role, with experience managing teams.
- Advanced proficiency in financial software (e.g. Sage or similar) and MS Excel.
- Strong leadership with the ability to business partner and build networks across the business.
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
- An analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail.
- A team player with good collaboration skills.
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Gym membership
- On\-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
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