Team Leader - Finance Shared Services

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader - Finance Shared Services to join our Team.
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Hybrid working is also available
Please note that this is Fixed Term Contract of 9 months

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Ensure all Accounts Payable transactions are processed and accounted for within agreed times and parameters.


• Sole responsibility to pursue all external queries on invoices.


• Ensure that all receipts are correctly booked and there are no unpaid or beyond terms entries in the receivables ledger.


• Maintain required checks and reconciliations on primary accounting systems and other controls such as spreadsheets as required.


• Ensure the team are processing invoices in line with terms


• Team Meetings & regular colleague reviews


• Enforcement of financial controls


• Co-ordination and organisation of work with the team


• Ensuring GRNI is closely monitored to assist in payment on time


• Effective business partnering with the wider business to improve the turnaround time on queries


• Escalated point of contact for the team


• Achieve 'Super User' accreditation ensuring training documentation is created and used


• Maintenance of AP/AR ledger to ensure all payments and credits are applied correctly to invoices.


• Support in the onboarding process and supplier amendments, linking with the external suppliers and Internal Master Data team to resolve any queries and ensure the smooth onboarding process


• Ensuring the area of employee expenses including Barclaycard credit cards are up to date and monitored


• Reconciliation of Asda payments on a weekly basis.


• Perform regular reconciliations to Supplier and Customer statements to ensure all transactions are reliably processed and payments made and receipts received on a timely basis.


• Cover for Currency purchases and daily bank reconciliation.


• Other administrative duties such as filing, post etc.


• Accountable for ensuring Suppliers are paid accurately and on time & Customers Pay on Time.


• As a super user you will be responsible for training both new and existing team members


• Contribute to making Forza a great place to work by promoting a positive working environment


• Understand the impact of Accounts Payable/ Accounts Receivable accuracy on the financials


• Ensure the smooth running of the team ensuring management of holidays and resource planning
  
  Experience in Accounts Payable & Receivable essential


• Strong Excel skills


• Attention to detail and a methodical approach.


• Ability to build strong relationships of trust with external suppliers, customers and internal colleagues


• Basic understanding of the recording of financial transactions/double entry bookkeeping


• Knowledge or Dynamics D365, Navision or similar Microsoft Windows packages would be desirable


• Minimum 3-5 years experience of AP/AR in a fast-moving business.


• AAT Qualifications is desirable but not essential
  
  Our purpose here at IPL, Forza & Kober is simple, we are one team who creates exceptional value for our customers and our mission is to support Asda on their journey to becoming #2 in the marketplace.


Through our people we live and breathe our values and we play to our strengths, but we also support each other's development. We are a community of passionate individuals who possess a wide variety of skills and expertise, who work collectively to form a high performing team and a company to be proud of.

We are committed to a fully inclusive business that is representative of our customers, locations and the communities we serve. We recognise the value in diversity and welcome applications from all candidates regardless of sex, age, race, religion, gender or sexual identity and socio-economic background. We are committed to making IPL, Forza and Kober a place where everyone can enjoy a successful career and have systems in place to support all our colleagues. We are seeking applications from candidates who share our values, culture and celebrate diversity in all its forms.

Our culture is our people and our people are our culture!

In return we will offer you development, a competitive salary and benefits package, inclusive of:

• 10% Asda In store Discount


• Annual Bonus Scheme


• 33 days Annual Leave - Inclusive of 8 days bank holiday


• Enhanced pension scheme


• Life Assurance - All our colleagues benefit from life assurance of 4 x their annual base salary.


• Help@hand - Free, direct access to health and wellbeing support service, including unlimited video consultations with a UK-based GP 24/7, physiotherapy and mental health support.


• Grocery Aid - We've partnered with Grocery Aid to our colleagues and their families with a wide range of emotional, practical and financial support services.


• Asda mobile Discount - 30% off a wide range of Asda Mobile bundles and add-ons for our colleagues and one of their family members.


• Asda Pet Insurance discount - Up to 10% Discount


• Exclusive Exchange Rates via Asda Money - our colleagues can get a better exchange rate for their travel money when buying currency through Asda Travel Money (TravelEx)


• Ride-to-work scheme - We work with Evans to provide our colleagues with great savings across their range of bikes, clothing and equipment.


• Plus lots more! - Depending on job band, other fantastic benefits are also available including private healthcare, car allowances and long term incentive schemes.


• Free car parking

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