Finance Support Team Leader

Aberdeen - UK

Yearly Salary: GBP 30001 - 35000

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Main purpose of job:

We are seeking an experienced Finance Support Team Leader to oversee and manage our financial transactions / support team. The successful individual will have management or supervisory experience extensive knowledge of financial processes and the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with team members and other departments. They will have a focus on improving processes and seeking out efficiencies both within the Finance Department and for the wider organisation. A key element of this role will also be to provide hands on purchase ledger administration input as well as covering for team members as required. They will manage a small team of finance support administrators to help ensure the delivery of timely and accurate financial information.

As part of the senior finance management team this role will be supported by experienced colleagues. With this support they will potentially have the opportunity to be involved in larger areas of work such as the RESAS programme that James Hutton Institute undertakes on behalf of the Scottish Government and to capital project claims. Assistance to achieve professional qualifications will be considered along with the option of hybrid working and/or part time working. This role offers a great work life balance as well as the opportunity to be involved in this unique and ground-breaking organisation.

Main duties of post holder:

Lead mentor and motivate a team of finance professionals covering Sales Ledger Purchase Ledger Payroll and Treasury. This will include setting and monitoring objectives for the team as well as ongoing training and development
Ongoing Purchase ledger support as well as providing occasional cover for all team members as required
Develop improve and streamline current processes to increase efficiencies
Assist in updating and adhering to company policies related to finance
Support the delivery of the month-end close and management reporting
Balance sheet reconciliations
Depending on experience assist with budgeting and regular forecasting
Support senior finance colleagues and the wider organization to improve the provision of management information
Identify efficiencies and work with colleagues to deliver the changes that will achieve these
Prepare financial analysis as requested
Support tasks as advised by the Financial Accountant and Financial Controller
Ad hoc duties related to the role

PERSON SPECIFICATION

	Essential	Desirable

Attainments:
Education / qualifications	3 higher grades or 2 A levels Foundation Accountancy qualification (AAT professional bodies foundation level HND or equivalent)
Experience:	Significant hands on experience of handling financial transactions	Accounting experience in balance sheet reconciliations and month end close
	Significant experience in managing / supervising a team handling financial transactions covering sales and purchase ledgers banking and associated reconciliations	Experience of managing transactions for projects
	Liaison with internal and external stakeholders	Experience of payroll
	Experience of a complex finance function
Skills:	Management: Experience of managing mentoring and motivating a team of finance transaction professionals Ability to foster a positive and collaborative environment with a focus on process improvement
	Communication: Effective written and verbal communication to external stakeholders Ability to organise own work effectively prioritising competing workloads and working to tight timescales
	Interpersonal: Can work effectively across all parts of Hutton and with external stakeholders Inquisitive and curious Creative proactive flexible and able to work to agreed deadlines
	Technical: Good attention to detail and accuracy Understanding of finance processes and a system minded approach to making improvements Knowledge of accounting systems
Other skills (pleasespecify)	Skilled in Microsoft applications software (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook etc.) Good Excel skills

What we offer:

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - A confidential service available to support employees and their families with work or personal problems. Providing access to professional counsellors psychologists and work-life consultants available to help and support individuals in tackling all types of problems.
Annual Leave Generous entitlement up to 40.5 days a year with carry over possible and guaranteed time-off for Christmas.
Pension - Employer Contribution of 15% in a Personal Pension Plan and employee contribution flexibility.
Self-managed hours and Flexible Working option to manage and spread your working time in line with organisational needs to create a healthy work life balance

Our Commitment to Equality and Diversity

We will not consider the use of 3rd party recruitment agencies for the sourcing of candidates for this position.

The James Hutton Institute is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The James Hutton Institute is a: Stonewall Diversity Champion; Athena SWAN Silver Status Holder; Disability Confident Committed Employer and a Living Wage Employer.

The James Hutton Institute is Happy to Talk Flexible Working.

The Company

The James Hutton Institute combines strengths in crops soils and land use and environmental research and makes a major contribution to the understanding of key global issues such as food energy and environmental security and developing and promoting effective technological and management solutions to these.

JamesHutton() was a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment an eighteenth century golden age of intellectual and scientific achievements centred on Edinburgh. He is internationally regarded as the founder of modern geology and one of the first scientists to describe the Earth as a living system. His thinking on natural selection influenced Charles Darwin in developing his theory of evolution.

Our Values

We respect and value our people and the people we engage with

We want to make a difference

We strive to be excellent in everything we do

We lead by example

We foster creativity and innovation

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Main purpose of job:We are seeking an experienced Finance Support Team Leader to oversee and manage our financial transactions / support team. The successful individual will have management or supervisory experience extensive knowledge of financial processes and the ability to effectively communicat...