Finance Manger - Caddington, United Kingdom - OPES International Ltd

Description

About us
Opes Internationai Limited is a global supplier of commodity and specialty chemical products to a wide range of industries.

We specialise in the sales, marketing and distribution of chemical and raw material products to the paint, coatings, inks, resin, têxtile, adhesives, construction and plastics industries.

We are an indipendently owned, professional, agile, dynamic, fast-paced and fast growing company.


Our work environment includes:

• Modern office setting
• Lively atmosphere
• Growth opportunities

Responsibilities:

• Overseeing the daytoday management of the Finance Department
• Drive the continuous improvement of endtoend accounting practices. Including systems and the whole financial function
• Continually identify risks to delivery, propose solutions where necessary and effectively manage stakeholder expectations throughout
• Review business processes and implement improvements.
• Manage and coordinate annual external audit.
• Arrange preparation & filing of CT.
• Approve 3rd party supplier payments.
• Issue monthly management reports to bank
• Execute hedging transactions.
• Review trade credit daily and drawdown funds as needed.
• Manage cash against financing requirements.
• VAT and Corporation Tax review and approval
• Perform 2nd level Credit Control.

Experience:

• A qualified accountant with experience of working within an SME
• Previous experience of successfully managing a competent finance team with direct reports that include full management responsibilities such as performance appraisals and regular 1:1's
• Knowledge of international trade (Preferably within the chemical industry) is advantageous
• Experience of implementing new IT systems
• Experience of demonstrating strong time management skills.
• Must be able to confidently and accurately keep up with the demands on the business and ensure strict deadlines are met.
• Experience of demonstrating a flexible approach that would support the highly charged trading environment.
• Experience of working across cultures as relevant to our Global Marketplace
• Financial modelling
• Extensive experience of accounting to a technical level
• Extensive knowledge of European VAT would be an advantage.

Essential Skills:

• Ability to work at pace
• An ability to communicate clearly at all levels.
• Must be selfstarter with the ability to work independently, prioritize and mutttask successfully.
• Proven track record of running a successful financial department and team.
• An ability to prioritise at a highly effective level.
• An ability to remain calm and professional in potentially stressful situations.
• High attention to detail coupled with process compliance.
• Resilience when challenged.
• A high level of negotiation skills is firmly required.
• Ability to effectively prioritise is key for a highly varied and quickly changing workload
• Ability of communicating clearly at all levels.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
£60,000.00-£70,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee mentoring programme
• Onsite parking
• Private medical insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Caddington LU14FF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
In person

Expected start date: 01/08/2023