Commercial Finance
Our team bring a fresh perspective and energy to the process.
Using traditional search methodology combined with the latest technology, we are able to provide access to the best talent in the market within days - talent which is not available through national recruitment agencies or well-known job boards.
We offer a unique and consultative approach to recruitment, enabling us to find the best fit between our client’s needs and our candidate’s experience and abilities. Our emphasis is on delivering results whilst establishing long-term relationships.
We have an extensive network of relationships with a large number of Essex and London's leading employers, and have gained an in-depth understanding of what attributes they are seeking in Commercial Finance professionals.
Our Commercial Finance vacancies are at the bottom of the page.
Our offering to you
We are committed to our long-term relationships, ensuring everyone's goals are achieved. Our experience, network, and market intelligence allow us to add additional value to our clients, ensuring a knowledgeable and pragmatic approach.
Roles covered:
- Finance Director
- Financial Controller
- Management Accountant
- Finance Manager
- Financial Accountant
- Finance Business Partner
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Group Chief Financial Officer
Latest jobs
Commercial Finance - Project Accountant
Project Accountant
Join a Leading PE-Backed Developer in Renewable Energy!
We are seeking a motivated and ambitious Project Accountant to join a leading PE-Backed developer and asset manager of large-scale energy storage and technology in the UK. As a Project Accountant, you will have the opportunity to work on Battery Energy Storage projects, reporting to the Head of Development and supporting the finance teams.
In this role, you will have a broad range of responsibilities, including management of project finances, risk and claim management, compliance with standards and regulations, collaboration, and stakeholder management. Your strong analytical skills, process orientation, and ability to adhere to timelines will be critical to success in this role.
To be considered for this role, you should have experience in financially controlling customer projects, be a qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA or equivalent), and have expertise in DEXT, Xero, and MS Office. A self-organised individual with strong communication skills and an interest in the industry will thrive in this role.
This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic and rapidly growing company in the renewable energy sector. In return for your hard work and dedication, we offer a competitive salary of £45,000 to £55,000, 24 days of holiday plus bank holidays, remote working, private medical insurance (looking to be introduced this year), and a workplace pension with Nest (looking to be changed to a privatised workplace pension scheme this year). Additionally, significant benefits are planned to be introduced in 2023.
Your Responsibilities
Management of project finances:
- Ensures the accuracy of cost and pricing calculation
- Ensures the accuracy of project finances as well as the accurate recording and reporting of such transactions in the relevant systems, e.g., Xero and DEXT
- Attends commercial project status meetings and is responsible for updating the forecast and cost monitor accordingly
- Prepares commercial documentation for regular project status meetings and ensures the accuracy of the commercial project data (i.e., FC, MIKA, cash flow)
- Undertakes invoicing according to project progress and contractual terms and ensures proper payment allocation
- Ensuring timely applications for payment from the customer are made
- Ensures compliance with Company FRG (Financial Reporting Guidelines) and local GAAP requirements
- Supports the Head of Development in the identification and reporting of non-conformance costs
Risk and claim management:
- Together with the HOD Identifies, assesses, responds, monitors, reports, and escalates all financial and commercial risks, e.g., calculation, tax, insurance, currency
- Together with the HOD attends the risk workshops and supports with the maintenance and reporting of risk within the project tools
- Performs the credit risk analysis for potential customers and suppliers, together with Global Procurement for suppliers
Supports the CPM with compliance to standards, rules, and regulations:
- Ensures compliance with relevant tax regulations
- Ensures compliance with export control regulations
- Ensures compliance with hedging/currency regulations
- Ensures proper handling of bank accounts including petty cash, if applicable
- Ensures correct methodology for evaluation of risk and opportunities as defined, e.g., in FRG, PM guide
- Ensures adherence to revenue recognition rules and accountancy practices, guidelines, and any specific regulations
- Ensures adherence to internal controls (RIC), incl. ICFR
- For cross-border projects: synchronises contract structure with tax and delegation concept; preparation and signature of NCM mandatory documents
Collaboration:
- Actively participate in both internal and where required external project-related meetings (e.g., team members, managers, customers)
- Builds strong relationships and cooperates closely with other individuals within the project team and the wider business
Management of stakeholders:
- Ensures efficient communication with all relevant internal Contract Management, Project Management, and Work Package Managers
- Ensures proper execution of all tasks with all relevant stakeholders, i.e., SFS (e.g., financing, insurance, guarantees, currency, and commodity hedging), CF (e.g., AC, Taxes, Treasury, Audit), RIC incl. OR, Legal and Compliance, HR (incl. Delegation process), ECC, Customs, external auditors etc.
- Interacts with all relevant stakeholders to ensure the execution of all issues regarding project financing
- Monitors the performance of partners/subcontractors through the review of the cost monitor and DEXT and Xero
Your Skills and Experience
- Experience in financially controlling external customer projects
- Proven experience in Accounting and Controlling, Reporting, Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
- Qualified accountant ACCA/ACA/CIMA or equivalent
- Part Qualified candidates to complete the qualification will also be considered
- Expertise in DEXT, Xero and MS Office
- A process-oriented person with strong analytical skills
- Exposure to risk management is an advantage
- A self-organised individual with the ability to adhere to timelines
- Accurate in work preparation and diligent in documentation
- Strong communicator with experience working in multi-disciplinary teams
- Appreciation and interest in the industry we operate in
- A progression-minded individual with the willingness to learn and develop
Remuneration and Rewards
- £45,000 - £55,000 Base Salary
- 24 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
- Hybrid/Remote work available
- Private Medical - looking to be introduced in 2023
- Workplace Pension with nest currently – looking to be changed to a privatised workplace pension scheme in 2023
- Some more significant benefits to be introduced in 2023
If you\'re ready to take your career to the next level, we\'d love to hear from you. Contact Darren Buckley at AJ Chambers for more information.
Commercial Finance - Credit Controller
Credit Controller
Join a Top 20 Chartered Accounting firm in the City of London and become a key player in their Credit Control team! As a Credit Controller, you will be responsible for delivering a proactive collections service and maximizing cash collection.
With excellent organisational skills and strong communication abilities, you will build professional relationships with partners and clients, becoming a trusted advisor.
This role offers a flexible 35-hour workweek, with the option to work from home up to 3 days per week, and a comprehensive benefits package including health benefits, paid overtime or time off in lieu, and a contributory pension scheme.
If you\'re motivated, committed, and a natural team player with a positive attitude, apply today and help drive the success of this dynamic finance department!
Your Role
- Maximise cash collection through the application of varying and appropriate collection techniques.
- Reduce 90+ days of debt and manage risk, to minimise exposure to bad and doubtful debt.
- Be an ambassador for the firm’s credit control policy and procedures, keeping line managers informed of any barriers or contentious issues.
- Develop your professional relationship with partners and clients, to become a trusted advisor/intermediary.
- Work closely with the Financial Operations Cashiers, to resolve unallocated cash and return overpayments, to maintain an accurate debtors’ ledger.
- Maintain high-quality collections notes to enhance the value of information held within the credit control system.
- Deal with queries promptly, escalating to partners or managers as appropriate and tracking through to timely resolution.
- Hold regular meetings with partners and managers, to help provide a proactive credit control service.
- Timely completion of administrative tasks related to the firm’s credit control policy and procedures.
- Assist with improving credit control systems, processes, and procedures, to enhance the service provided to clients and partners.
- Assist with credit control initiatives and projects, as requested by line managers.
- Providing Cashiers team cover for drawing and banking of cheques during office attendance
Your Team
The Finance department consists of 21 Finance professionals, operating across three specialist areas – Financial Control, Financial Operations and Financial Reporting, offering a friendly and supportive working environment. This role will report to the Financial Operations Manager.
You Skills
You must have a successful track record in credit control, gained within a professional services environment and complementary qualities, including:
- Strong organisation and prioritisation skills.
- Excellent written skills and an articulate telephone manner for communicating with clients and partners.
- A confident, professional, diplomatic, and friendly approach.
- A good understanding of credit control/collection systems.
- Motivated, committed, and flexible.
- A natural team player, with a positive and enthusiastic attitude.
- Good educational background and a high level of computer literacy (Word and Excel, or equivalent).
- Experience using a modern practice management system is desirable, such as Thomson Reuters Elite 3E.
Rewards & Benefits
- Base Salary up to £40,000.
- A 35-hour working week with flexibility around the core hours of 10am-4pm.
- The agile working policy gives you the option to work from home for up to 3 days per week.
- Paid overtime or time off in lieu.
- 25 days annual leave. After 5 years of service, the entitlement will be increased by 1 day.
- In addition, employees are entitled to buy or sell up to 5 days of holiday a year.
- Contributory pension scheme (The firm will contribute 5% of salary on a matched basis with the employee from their date of joining).
- Life assurance cover of 4 x your annual salary.
- Working from home allowance of £25 a month.
- Eligibility for the firm’s Profit-Sharing Plan that runs from October to September each year.
- The scheme enables staff to share in the profits of the firm. Payment is usually c£1,000. Paid in December.
- New client referral scheme. Members of staff introducing a new client to the firm, have the potential to receive a referral payment of up to 10% of the first year’s total fees.
- Staff have access to health assessments, cancer screenings and health cash plans through the flexible benefits programme.
- Access to several additional benefits with preferential rates under the flexible benefits programme, health cash plans, health screening/GP support, critical illness cover, dental and travel insurance, Techscheme, Cyclescheme, Gymflex and a Workplace ISA.
- Paid travel expenses when working at offices other than your contracted office.
- The firm is committed to being a fully inclusive employer and has a huge focus on ED&I. Upon joining the firm, you will have the opportunity to join several people network groups as well as be a part of the growing ED&I network.
For further information on this exciting new Credit Controller position, please contact Darren Buckley at AJ Chambers
Commercial Finance - Accounts Supervisor
Accounts Supervisor
We are currently partnering with a market-leading Essex-based business that specialises in recovery solutions in the UK, working closely with manufacturers and insurance companies that also have an expanded network in Europe.
They work across many sectors and offer a tailored service to each business they work with. They have a proven track record of mitigating loss, enhancing the brand experience, developing customer retention, and increasing client revenue.
Reporting to the Director of Finance and Finance Manager, you will oversee the accounts department with five direct reports.
Your Responsibilities
Your month-end tasks will cover include:
- Checking and offsetting intercompany customers/suppliers
- Profit per contract report for the business
- Self-bill account reconciliations
- Aged creditors review across all companies
- Customer statements distributions
Your daily tasks include:
- Sales imports to be pulled into Sage
- Setting up new customers and suppliers
- Cashbook reconciliations and troubleshooting errors/missing items by team members
- Chasing customer payments and sorting billing issues where possible with the billing team
- Coaching more junior members of the team
- Proactively coming up with better solutions for processes
- Ad-hoc duties as required by the business
Your Skills
- Professional accounting qualifications such as AAT, ACCA, CIMA, and ACA would be highly beneficial and individuals that are qualified by experience
- Sage 50 experience is highly desirable
- Experience in supervising a small team
Remuneration and Rewards
- Base salary of £38,000 - £42,000 (Negotiable dependent on experience)
- 20 days + bank holidays (can use bank holidays on other days should they wish to move them and come in on those days)
- Standard pension via Nest
For further information on this exciting Accounts Supervisor position, please contact Darren Buckley at AJ Chambers
Commercial Finance - Finance Administrator
Finance Administrator
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Administrator to join our client\'s growing team on a 6-month temporary to permanent contract.
As an international reputation, privacy and security consultancy comprised of law, advisory, cyber, intelligence and kidnap for ransom, our client helps successful individuals from all over the world to enjoy what they have achieved, free from intrusions into their private lives or assaults on their character. Their team of leading lawyers, risk consultants, cyber security experts and intelligence analysts work together with some of the biggest names and most influential people on the planet – defending their rights, freedoms, and liberty in an age of instant communication and relentless change.
Their Finance team is essential to the smooth running of the firm. A close-knit, valued team, you will work alongside and report to our Credit Controller and work closely with our Revenue Executive who will support you within your role.
Your Role
You will provide a professional and timely accounting service concerning all invoices received into the business. Able to work quickly and efficiently within a team environment, you will support the finance team in providing a high quality service to our internal and external clients. The job will require times of high pressure, and the ability to work collaboratively with all areas across the firm.
- Ensure invoices and credit cards are posted under our internal approval requirements, on time, and accurately that meet the needs of our business. This will include expenses and disbursements chargeable to our clients.
- Ensure that the Purchase Ledger is accurately maintained, and processing deadlines (payment dates) are met.
- To ensure suppliers (trade suppliers, counsel, Partners) are paid under agreed terms and conditions, or under best practice.
- To support our monthly billing cycle but provide support to the Revenue team when required
Your Skills and Experience
- Has 1-2 years minimum legal finance experience
- Basic understanding of VAT and SRA rules
- Logical, and organised mindset and good with numbers
- Excellent attention to detail
- The ability to work to daily/weekly/monthly deadlines
- An aptitude for IT (especially Excel and other accounting software)
- High proficiency in Excel, use of PIVOT tables and data analysis
Your Accountabilities
- Purchase ledger - coding and posting invoices; filing invoices; reconciling supplier statements with the business ledger. Maintaining and updating the Liabilities Report.
- VAT – ensuring we remain compliant with HMRC regulations
- Credit cards – managing the account and relationship with the bank. Coding and posting monthly credit card statement
- Petty cash - processing fee earner expense forms; checking all supporting documentation (e.g., invoices/till receipts etc.); coding all claims; and obtaining the necessary authorisation before payment.
- Investigating and resolving any purchase ledger queries as required
- Disbursement ledger - coding and posting counsel fee notes; filing; reconciliation of Counsel Fee statements to the nominal ledger quarterly.
- Banking – Daily banking and cashing of cheques and organising foreign currency when required
- Payments – responsible for all outgoing payments for the company using electronic means and manual cheque payments. This includes doing 2 supplier BACS runs a month and raising client and office cheques when required
- Responsible for posting client/office receipts daily and notifying relevant people
- Client-to-office transfers – collating information and processing client-to-office transfers 3 times a week including payments in line with the SRA guidelines.
- Updating Payments received report daily and circulating
- Responsible for the monthly closure of the purchase ledger.
- Filing – regular filing of all paperwork.
You will be an experienced Finance administrator who is hardworking and keen to learn. The team are happy to provide training to the successful individual to better understand the business and systems. Experience in the Legal sector or professional services is highly desirable.
Remuneration and Rewards
- £32,000 - £35,000 (Negotiable)
- Hybrid Working (2 Days in the office)
- Generous Annual Leave
- Gym/Sports. Companies offering free or subsidised sports facilities/activities/gym memberships to all employees
- Profit Related Pay. Companies where Profit Related Pay is available to all employees
- Maternity
- Private Healthcare
- Women in Senior Management. At least 40% of senior managers are women
For further information on this exciting new Finance Administrator position, please contact Darren Buckley at AJ Chambers
Commercial Finance - Financial Control
Financial Control - Assistant Manager
We are delighted to be partnering with a Top 20 firm of Chartered Accountants based in the City of London.
You will work as part of the Financial Control team, providing support and cover for the Finance department’s office accounting function (supporting all UK offices).
You will ideally have already started your career within a Finance department and are nearing completion of your formal accounting qualifications or are newly qualified.
The Finance department consists of 21 Finance professionals, operating within three pillars – Financial Control, Financial Operations and Financial Planning and Analysis, offering a friendly and supportive working environment The team.
You will work under the day-to-day supervision of the Financial Control Manager, the team provides accounting services to the business, including good governance, and monitoring risk and controls within the Finance Department.
You must have either completed/nearing completion of your professional qualifications ACCA/CIMA or ICAEW and have a high level of computer literacy (Word and Excel, or equivalent), with a desire to develop a career in an accounting finance role within a busy Finance department of a professional services organisation.
You will have excellent attention to detail and be well organised, with a flexible, enthusiastic attitude to work and a strong ability to learn through practical experience. Professional services firm experience in finance for an LLP is highly advantageous.
Your Responsibilities and Skills
- You will review Balance sheet reconciliations and have proactive engagement with stakeholders
- You will be responsible for payroll accounting; therefore, you should have a thorough understanding of payroll
- You will thoroughly review and understand accruals and prepayments
- You must have an understanding and knowledge of project accounting
- You have a thorough understanding of the implications of tax with LLP accounting and have experience preparing tax schedules
- You have a good understanding of VAT
- You must review various journals for posting within the Finance system ensuring supporting documentation is signed off
- You will review and sign off daily manual payments and payment runs for completeness and appropriate signatories adhering to signatory approval limits
- You will set up bank payments and verify bank details in the Finance system
- You have excellent accounting knowledge i.e., comfortable with performing corrections in the general ledger
- You will be distributing contribution reports monthly to cost Centre owners and responding to queries promptly
- You will support the financial control team members with accounting and daily running of one offshore entity as and when required
- You will be reviewing management information on an ad-hoc basis, e.g., assistance with completing ONS and various surveys
- You will be responsible for PO queries
- You will support the Financial Control Manager with the smooth running of the Financial Control team.
- You must continuously monitor risk and controls within the Finance department and report any breaches to the Head of Financial Control
- You will provide support and cover for the rest of the financial control team members and work closely with Financial Operations and Financial Planning and Analysis teams
Remuneration and Rewards
- £50,000 base salary
- A 35-hour working week with flexibility around the core hours of 10am-4pm
- The agile working policy gives you the option to work from home for up to 3 days per week
- 25 days annual leave. After 5 years of service, the entitlement will be increased by 1 day
- In addition, employees are entitled to buy or sell up to 5 days of holiday a year
- Contributory pension scheme (The firm will contribute 5% of salary on a matched basis with the employee from their date of joining)
- Life assurance cover of 4 x annual salary
- Work from-home allowance of £25 a month
- Eligibility for the firm’s Profit-Sharing Plan that runs from October to September each year
- The scheme enables staff to share in the profits of the firm. Payment is usually c£1,000. Paid in December
- Employee referral scheme. Assistant Manager level and below, including support staff, will attract a referral reward of £5,000, Manager level or above, will attract a referral reward of £10,000
- New client referral scheme. Members of staff introducing a new client to the firm, have the potential to receive a referral payment of up to 10% of the first year’s total fees
- Eligibility for the discretionary bonus scheme. This is based on both individual performance and firm performance
- Access to health assessments, cancer screenings and health cash plans through the flexible benefits programme
- Access to several additional benefits with preferential rates under the flexible benefits programme, health cash plans, health screening/GP support, critical illness cover, dental and travel insurance, Techscheme, Cyclescheme, Gymflex and a Workplace ISA
- Paid travel expenses when working at offices other than your contracted office
- The firm is committed to being a fully inclusive employer and has a huge focus on ED&I. Upon joining the firm, you will have the opportunity to join several people network groups as well as be a part of the growing ED&I network
For further information on this exciting new Financial Control - Assistant Manager position, please contact Darren Buckley at AJ Chambers
Commercial Finance - Legal Cashier
Legal Cashier/Finance Assistant
We are delighted to be partnering with an exceptional and dynamic law firm with a focused and supportive culture located close to Marylebone, London.
Due to growth, they are currently looking to add an experienced Legal Cashier/Finance Assistant to the team.
Your Responsibilities
- Reporting to the Senior Accounts Executive
- Bank reconciliations
- Client payments and receipts
- Deposit accounts
- Client-to-office accounts transfers
- Billing
- Daily banking and archiving
- Other ad-hoc duties as required by the firm
Your Skills
- At least one year’s experience as a finance assistant or legal cashier is preferred.
- Must have a very good working knowledge of the Solicitors Accounts Rules.
The Firm
- The firm has doubled in size from pre-covid to today
- Practice areas include Corporate & Commercial, Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Employment, Litigation, Private Client, Immigration, and Construction
- They have amazing clients including large corporates and international firms/UHNWI – often dealing with overseas investors on the real estate side
- Longstanding, repeat clients
- They’re not snobby – the right person/right hire is most important to them
- Great office location
The Culture
- Low staff turnover
- Progressive – backed up by their growth during COVID
- Collegiate and friendly – they have bi-monthly socials
- Friendly and well looked after – the whole firm had an (almost) all-expenses paid trip to Paris in October
- Encouraged to be entrepreneurial
- Flexible working policy
- Will promote internally – one of their Partners started as a trainee and they’ve recently promoted a Senior Associate to Partner and an Associate to Senior within the past year
Remuneration and Rewards
- Salary in the region of £27,000 - £30,000 (depending on skills and experience)
- Flexible working policy – generally in office 2/3 days per week
- Increase from 20 to 25 days holiday after 5 years continuous service + Bank Holidays. You also get additional days as the firm always close between Christmas and New Year without holiday allowance being taken from your annual leave
- Private medical insurance as standard
- Standard Pension
- Working hours are 09:30 – 17:30 (Flexible)
For further information on this exciting new Legal Cashier/Finance Assistant position, please contact Darren Buckley at AJ Chambers
Commercial Finance - Senior Management Accountant
Senior Management Accountant
We are delighted to be working with an outstanding specialist service provider located in Rayleigh, Essex.
We are looking for a hardworking and dependable team player who has a positive attitude and the ability to perform well in a professional environment. With the current Management Accountant looking to reduce hours, you will eventually take on their role with an extended handover before retirement.
This is a multi-faceted and challenging management accountant role within our client’s accounting department, one which would enable the use of existing skills and experience whilst allowing you to develop within the company in the future.
You will work alongside the existing Management Accountant and support a junior member of the finance team. You will learn the business and with the regional aspect of the accounting function now complete, you will support and assist with the migration from QuickBooks Desktop to Sage 200, so a commercial mindset would be advantageous.
Your Responsibilities
- You will maintain an order status log
- You will oversee Credit Control
- You will analyse and allocate costs within the accounts system to jobs and contracts to achieve regional and contract P&Ls
- You will be responsible for monthly management reports and accounts
- You will be involved in ad-hoc management reporting
- You must contribute to the commercial requirements of pre-qualification and tender documents
- You must ensure that accurate records are maintained of all transactions to satisfy reconciliation and audit requirements
- You will prepare VAT returns
- You will maintain the fixed asset register
- You will provide commercial support as required, including generation of estimates, sales orders (from client instructions), completions and commercial applications to clients and sales invoices
Your Skills and Experience
- You are either a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or Qualified by Experience
- You have similar experience in a broad accounting role with exposure to management and financial accounts
- You have strong interpersonal skills and thrive in a hands-on role
- You have a proven track record of working alongside and presenting to Senior Management
- You have experience using Sage 200 and advanced Excel skills
Remuneration and Rewards
- £40,000 - £50,000 (Depending on skills and experience)
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
- Standard Pension
- Discretionary Bonus
- Annual Pay Reviews
For further information on this exciting new Senior Management Accountant position, please contact Darren Buckley at AJ Chambers
Commercial Finance - Project Accountant
Project Accountant (Renewable Energy)
We are delighted to be exclusively partnering with a leading PE-Backed developer and asset manager of large-scale energy storage and technology in the UK.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Accountant to join the team working on Battery Energy Storage projects, you’ll report to the Head of Development and support the Finance teams in relation to accounting, reporting, and controlling topics.
Your Responsibilities
Management of project finances:
- Ensures the accuracy of cost and pricing calculation
- Ensures the accuracy of project finances as well as the accurate recording and reporting of such transactions in the relevant systems, e.g., DEXT and Xero
- Attends commercial project status meetings and is responsible for updating the forecast and cost monitor accordingly
- Prepares commercial documentation for regular project status meetings and ensures the accuracy of the commercial project data (i.e., FC, MIKA, cash flow)
- Undertakes invoicing according to project progress and contractual terms and ensures proper payment allocation
- Ensuring timely applications for payment from the customer are made
- Ensures compliance with Company FRG (Financial Reporting Guidelines) and local GAAP requirements
- Supports the Head of Development in the identification and reporting of non-conformance costs
Risk and claim management:
- Together with the HOD Identifies, assesses, responds, monitors, reports, and escalates all financial and commercial risks, e.g., calculation, tax, insurance, currency
- Together with the HOD attends the risk workshops and supports with the maintenance and reporting of risk within the project tools
- Performs the credit risk analysis for potential customers & suppliers, together with Global Procurement for suppliers
Supports the CPM with compliance to standards, rules, and regulations:
- Ensures compliance with relevant tax regulations, e.g., PATAC, NCM, PE management (tax returns, transfer pricing, delegation concepts)
- Ensures compliance with export control regulations
- Ensures compliance with hedging/currency regulations
- Ensures proper handling of bank accounts including petty cash, if applicable
- Ensures correct methodology for evaluation of risk and opportunities as defined, e.g., in FRG, PM guide
- Ensures adherence to revenue recognition rules and accountancy practices, guidelines, and any specific regulations
- Ensures adherence to internal controls (RIC), incl. ICFR
- For cross-border projects: synchronizes contract structure with tax and delegation concept; preparation and signature of NCM mandatory documents
Collaboration:
- Actively participate in both internal and where required external project-related meetings (e.g., team members, managers, customers)
- Builds strong relationships and cooperates closely with other individuals within the project team and the wider business
Management of stakeholders:
- Ensures efficient communication with all relevant internal Contract Management, Project Management, and Work Package Managers
- Ensures proper execution of all tasks with all relevant stakeholders, i.e., SFS (e.g., financing, insurance, guarantees, currency & commodity hedging), CF (e.g., AC, Taxes, Treasury, Audit), RIC incl. OR, Legal and Compliance, HR (incl. Delegation process), ECC, Customs, external auditors etc
- Interacts with all relevant stakeholders to ensure the execution of all issues regarding project financing
- Monitors the performance of partners/subcontractors through the review of the cost monitor and DEXT and Xero
Your Skills and Experience
- Experience in financially controlling external customer projects
- Proven experience in Accounting and Controlling, Reporting, Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
- Qualified accountant ACCA/ACA/CIMA or equivalent
- Part Qualified candidates to complete the qualification will also be considered
- Expertise in DEXT, Xero and MS Office
- A process-oriented person with strong analytical skills
- Exposure to risk management is an advantage
- A self-organised individual with the ability to adhere to timelines
- Accurate in work preparation and diligent in documentation
- Strong communicator with experience working in multi-disciplinary teams
- Appreciation and interest in the industry we operate in
- A progression-minded individual with the willingness to learn and develop
Remuneration and Rewards
- £45,000 - £55,000 Base Salary
- 24 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
- Hybrid/Remote work available
- Private Medical - looking to be introduced in the new year
- Workplace Pension with nest currently – looking to be changed to a privatised workplace pension scheme in the new year
- Some more significant benefits to be introduced in 2023
For further information on this exciting new Project Accountant position, please contact Darren Buckley at AJ Chambers
Commercial Finance - Senior Finance Assistant
Senior Finance Assistant
AJ Chambers is currently working with an Accountancy Practice with an excellent opportunity to provide an outsourced finance department to a large client. They are looking to recruit a Senior Finance Assistant to work with their existing team.
Reporting to the senior management team, the Senior Finance Assistant will assist with the day-to-day purchase and sales ledger activities, general finance support, month-end reporting and statutory HMRC returns.
Your Responsibilities:
- You will produce Month End Management Accounts.
- You will be involved in HMRC reporting.
- You will prepare VAT returns.
- You will deal with Bank Reconciliations – including foreign currency.
- You will complete Balance Sheet Reconciliations.
- You will complete Credit card reconciliations.
- You will complete Monthly nominal ledger reconciliations and corrections.
- You will complete journals for month-end reports including prepayments and accruals.
- You will do Payment Runs.
- You will assist with year-end account preparation.
- You will assist with the year-end audit.
- You will assist with month-end job costings and reporting.
- You will assist with sales and purchase ledger processing.
- You will take on credit control procedures.
- You will assist with other accounting duties as required.
- You will also assist with any ad-hoc administration tasks from Management.
Your Knowledge/Skills and Experience:
- You have a minimum of 2 years of accounts experience on sales, purchase, and nominal ledgers.
- You have experience in the preparation of month-end journals and management accounts.
- You have experience in dealing with HMRC returns and reporting.
- You are AAT Qualified (AAT Level 3 considered).
- You are an advanced user of MS Excel (not to Macro level).
- You have experience using Sage 50.
- You can quickly pick up new software skills.
- You have good interpersonal skills.
Remuneration and Rewards
- Base salary of £27,000 - £32,000 (Dependant on skills and experience)
- Annual Salary increase in line with inflation
- Company Pension
- Company Benefits
For further information on this exciting new Senior Finance Assistant position, please contact Darren Buckley at AJ Chambers
Commercial Finance - Finance Manager (Agriculture)
Finance Manager (Agriculture)
AJ Chambers is exclusively partnering with a highly reputable agricultural business that is a market leader in its specialist field. Boasting an enviable client portfolio that is loyal because they appreciate customer expectations being met and the quality of service that is provided on every project.
You will work closely with the Managing Director to help drive the business forward with the support from the rest of the long-standing and friendly team.
As the Finance Manager, you will be solely responsible for the finance functions of the business and overseeing the practice management with a business partnering mindset. You will ensure that deadlines are met, and a consistently high level of service is provided to the business and client base, whilst ensuring the finance systems are maintained and up to date.
Your Role
Finance Function:
- You will be solely accountable for the preparation of management reports, variance analysis, monthly management accounts, and year-end statutory accounts, assist in the budgeting and cash flow forecasting and month/financial year-end and update cash flow daily, adhering to strict deadlines
- You will carry out financial analysis on data and make recommendations for costs savings/efficiencies
- You will manage credit control
- You will oversee post supplier invoices and credit cards
- You will control the payment of suppliers, wages, PAYE, VAT, Pension, staff expenses etc.
- You will process monthly staff salaries including appropriate deductions and enhancements as agreed
- You will review and file company VAT returns with HMRC
- You will assist in developing systems and processes in the financial systems
- You will review and renew insurance and other business contacts as required
- You will prepare financial data up to VAT preparation and submission
- You will manage the payroll system including year-end
Operational Management:
- You will monitor timings and job costings
- You will oversee all billing
- You will be solely accountable for developing and providing key management information, KPIs and associated analysis to support the continuous improvement of key processes and controls whilst adhering to strict deadlines
- You will draft and send payment schedules and update relevant systems in a timely and efficient manner
- You will manage and update finance systems and carry out month-end checks
Bookkeeping:
- You will prepare financial data up to VAT preparation submission
- You must reconcile the bank to Xero
- You will scan purchase invoices onto receipt bank and process them into Xero
- You will send it out for approval and mark it as approved
- You must check off any purchase invoices against purchase orders
- You will ensure all sales invoices are input to Xero
Ad-hoc:
- You will liaise with clients, suppliers and staff as required and provide a consistently high level of service
- You must maintain systems and data correctly and ensure systems are kept up to date
- You will be involved in ad-hoc project-based and systems work
- You must assist in obtaining finance where required
- You will assist with any other duties that may be required by the company
Your Skills
- You are commercially minded and driven
- You are ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or Qualified by Experience (Part Qualified or Finalists will also be considered if your experience is suitable)
- You have hands-on Xero experience
- You have experience working within an agricultural business or a project-based environment would be advantageous
- You must drive due to the location of the business
Remuneration and Reward:
- £45,000 to £50,000 per annum (negotiable)
- Company Pension
- Free Parking
You could earn up to £2000 when you refer someone to our services. To learn more about our referral programme, click here: aj-chambers.com/referral-scheme
For further information on this exciting new Finance Manager position, please apply direct or contact Darren Buckley at AJ Chambers
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Darren Buckley
Director
Phone: 020 3889 8845
Darren is a Director at AJ Chambers with over a decade of experience and specialises in recruiting CFO's, FD's & FC's across London and the Home Counties.
Having previously led AJ Chambers Public Practice Division, Darren now leads AJ Chambers Executive Search and Commercial Finance Division covering London and the Home Counties.
He is passionate about helping businesses grow by matching the right talent to their specialised staffing and consulting needs and building rewarding careers for the professionals he places.
Darren prides himself on being a socially responsible person and an active participant in the local community in which we live and work.
Outside of work, Darren recently became a very proud father for the first time and when time allows, he enjoys listening to a variety of music (having previously been a DJ in genres of music that would not be to everyone’s taste!) and enjoys watching and playing sports (especially football and all things Liverpool FC, plus racket sports and darts!). He also loves cars and is a keen DIY enthusiast.