Finance Manager - Accounts Receivable

 

Main characteristics

Location

Gwent

Company

BAE Systems

Salary

£45000 - £48000/annum

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Military / Emergency / Government

Job summary

Job title: Finance Manager - Accounts Receivable

Location: Glascoed

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: c.£48,000 depending on experience

What you'll be doing:

Management, development and encouragement of Invoicing Managers, including managing an international team.
Leading a team operating sales and order management for cost-base and project accounting billing plans. An understanding of billing schedules, sales trading and the evidence required to transact these in line with legal requirements is required.
Lead large complex projects in support of the AR strategic vision and manage delivery of key operational processes and activities incoming to the team.
Ownership of the key metrics and reporting requirements for the department
Leading the development of financial policies, processes and procedures to ensure the adoption of best practice and compliance to the Operational Framework
Drive continuous improvement (including Robotic Process Automation) and standardisation across processes
Responsible for educating the wider AR team on changes to operations born through legislation, service, customer or technological changes and ensuring any risks are mitigated.Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

Qualified accountant with broad experience within Financial, Management or Project accounting
Previous people management experience.
Have a good understanding of accounts receivable, legal and financial requirements of a function
Strong IT skills, particularly in the use of Microsoft packages including creating reports and presentations.Desirable:

Systems knowledge; SAP (preferable), Oracle (desirable)
Experience operating multiple accounting ERP's Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Accounts Receivable Team:

Join a highly effective financial operations team specialising in Accounts Receivable services across a range of complex businesses. Join a large team where people development and job satisfaction are core. This role reports to the Service Delivery Manager and will have responsibility for managing various stakeholders, leading teams and ensuring proactive delivery of a variety of operations within the Accounts Receivable field.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments."

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 11th January 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Due to the festive season, there may be a delay in the processing of your application. Your application is important to us, and we will respond as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding