- Competitive salary of up to £65,000 doe
- Permanent
- North West location – hybrid working
- Private healthcare
- Generous annual leave that increases in line with service, with the opportunity to buy extra
- Defined contribution pension scheme and life assurance benefits
- Access to an employee benefit scheme that offers discounts across hundreds of retail and leisure providers
- Employee Assistance Programme and in-house Mental Health Champions
- FOOD A plethora of opportunities to attend in-house events and try out the culinary genius of our teams (we are a food business after all)
- Reviewing key KPI's to help drive the contracts profitability for both Aramark and the client (including but not limited to ATV's, Penetration rates, room occupancy rates, gross profits, labour ratios)
- Working closely with the sales team to look at Wish, Want, Walk rates to ensure maximisation of space utilisation and profitability
- Reviewing the pricing policy in all areas of the business to ensure inflation is recovered and key margins are maintained
- Ensuring 100% compliance to the agreed supply chain to ensure maximum commercial benefit is delivered for both Aramark and client
- Producing management information for both Aramark/Client as requested in line with determined contractual KPI's
- Ensuring the daily/weekly/periodic accounting activities are complete in a timely and accurate manner
- Producing the month end management accounts, ensuring all revenues and costs are captured and reported in the correct accounting period
- Acting as the gate keeper to ensure that department heads are goods receipting deliveries within Aramark systems and ensuring any non-EDI invoices are processed and accounted for in correct accounting periods
- Organising the invoicing of revenues to 3rd patties and the client – ensuring these are paid to terms 100% of the time
- Preparing balance sheet reconciliations to ensure the contract balance sheet is a true and fair representation of its assets/liabilities
- Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) with experience working in a commercial contract catering environment
- Extensive experience of financial systems & Microsoft Office packages, particularly Excel
- Experience of setting up new processes in new environments
- Able to engage with and guide colleagues from all levels and backgrounds on the financials
- Ability to influence those around them to promote and improve performance
- Self-motivated and pro-active, constantly looking to challenge and improve current working practices
- Ability to engage others and influence them and to build strong working relationships across all departments to deliver and improve outcomes
- Ability to work in a diverse and dynamic environment and promote cross functional teamwork
- Ability to multi-task and remain professional under pressure
- Is resourceful and can identify new ways of doing things and find solutions to problems as they present
- A keen attention to detail and able to spot and prevent errors before they become issues
Finance Manager - Merseyside, United Kingdom - Aramark UK
Description
Aramark UK is recruiting for an experienced, qualified and commercially astute Finance Manager to join the high performing team working for one of our key North West accounts.
As Finance Manager, you will take the lead for all finances on the contract and join the leadership and management teams to drive and improve holistic business performance in a growth oriented, service focused business environment.
The Finance Manager will work closely with the operational teams to ensure the financial close process and ultimately the management information created is both robust and used to support decision making to improve performance. This role will be integral in setting up new systems and processes, with support from our team of experts.
What's in it for you:
A day in the life of a Finance Manager:
You'll be set up for success if you have:
About Aramark UK
Aramark is a leading service and solutions provider in the UK. We proudly support clients, partners and customers in food, facilities management, property services, and retail solutions. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you're pursuing — a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work — our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at
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