Transport Reporting – Finance Manager

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Are you eager to be part of a dynamic team, responsible for multiple aspects of Transport Financial Reporting?

Do you desire to harness and grow your skills and capabilities in a constantly evolving environment?

If so, we want you in our team!

As a Transport Reporting Finance Manager, you will play a crucial role in delivery of monthly Financial results, take ownership of key value drivers, as well as assist in the delivery of change initiatives impacting Transport. You will work collaboratively cross a multitude of Finance teams to ensure delivery in a controlled manner. This is your chance to be part of an ambitious team where your contributions will make a significant impact!

JOB TITLE:

Finance Manager

SALARY: as per pay range

LOCATION:

Newport

OTHER LOCATIONS:
Cardiff, Bristol, Manchester

HOURS:

Full Time, 35 hours per week

WORKING PATTERN:
Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites

The Transport business is undergoing a significant period of change supported by a strategic programme to migrate legacy customer platforms to new cloud based systems. At the same time the Transport industry is facing into significant economic and market challenges with the transition to ‘Electric’ and the recent uncertainty in the used car market.

Finance plays a vital role in helping the business achieve its goals, and our Transport Reporting and Development team is at the centre of this partnership. This is your chance to be part of an ambitious team where your contributions will make a significant impact!

We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you!

Day to day you’ll:

Fully Own Lex Autolease Financial Reporting:
Including delivery of monthly financial results along with supporting analysis. In addition, will consult on inputs/assumptions with regards Flash and QxF activity.

Deliver quarterly External Reporting and support colleagues in delivering statutory Legal Entity reporting.

Support the Finance Business Partnering Team in ensuring timely and accurate delivery of monthly management accounts and delivery of the quarterly Investor Relations pack.

Financial Control:
Ensure that the team are operating within the Groups Financial Control Framework and take ownership of reviewing and signing off monthly reconciliations and attestations.

Develop Relationships:
Build and maintain strong and effective working relationships with key collaborators across Transport and the wider Retail Finance community.

Support team activities:
Contribute to development, learning and process improvement within the team, fostering culture of continuous improvement.

Invest in Personal Growth:
Actively respond to individual and team objectives, by enhancing personal performance and growing your skills and capabilities.

Day to Day Line Management Responsibility: for three D grade colleagues in the team.

Exposure to Senior Stakeholders across both Transport and Retail Finance.

• Ideally a qualified Finance professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or qualified through experience.
• Strong stakeholder management skills as well as natural leadership capabilities.
• Highly collaborative with the ability to work cross multiple finance teams.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• A curious mindset with an eye for process improvement & automation opportunities.
• Strong problem-solving skills, using experience to address critical risks/issues/dependencies as they arise and ensuring resolution within agreed timescales.
• Demonstrate the right values and behaviours and encouraging this in team members.

• Ability to use/interrogate Orace…