Assistant Financial Controller

WEX Inc., City Centre, Manchester

Assistant Financial Controller

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WEX Inc., City Centre, Manchester

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 day ago, 26 Nov | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 4dec839484444abdb09ff4976cf1d3ea

Full Job Description

working (1-2 days per week, in our Manchester City Center Office) Industry leading pension scheme 25 days holiday plus bank holidays - with the opportunity to purchase additional holidays Life assurance Income Protection Gym Flex membership Discounts & perks platform Employee wellbeing How you'll make an impact Manager the preparation of monthly management accounts for a number of trading business in the WEX Europe Services group under tight reporting deadlines to the US Parent. Support the Financial Controller as needed with all finance tasks Preparation of supplementary returns to US head office finance team Investigate and explain variances to budget and forecast Work with the FP&A team to prepare detailed budget and forecasts Liaison with project team to ensure smooth delivery into finance of systems changes and upgrades Maintain a culture of ongoing people development and process improvement Maintenance of a strong accounting control environment via monthly balance sheet

reconciliation process Review of month end reconciliations and timely resolution of differences Manage AR ledger for relevant businesses Preparation of the annual financial statements for the statutory entity including liaison with external auditors with support from ECC and FC Finance point of contract for staff in local offices Potential ad hoc European travel to assist with compliance obligations e.g. meetings with compliance advisors Assist with finance projects as and when required Experience you'll bring Qualified Accountant - No PQE required Ability to interface with all levels of management and staff Comfortable working in a large finance team of approx. 40 staff and liaising with all levels of staff Excellent technical accounting knowledge High level of IT literacy including use of databases (MS Access, Alteryx) Ability to effectively delegate tasks whilst retaining responsibility Strong organisational skills Accomplished communication skills, verbal and
written Flexible approach and willingness to 'roll up sleeves' Astute attention to detail, ensuring that as far as possible items presented are 'right 1st time' What's next? If you feel that you have the necessary skills to be our new Assistant Financial Controller then please APPLY TODAY for immediate consideration. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/ belief, sexual orientation, or age Due to the volume of applications received, unfortunately it is not possible to respond to each one individually, applicants that are shortlisted will be contacted within one week of applications. We do not accept speculative agency CVs. Any CV received by WEX will be treated as a gift and will not be eligible for an agency fee. PSL agencies should only send CVs if authorised to do so by the Talent Acquisition team.

ASSISTANT FINANCIAL CONTROLLER / MANCHESTER / HYBRID / PERMANENT / £40,000-£48,000 PLUS BENEFITS About the Team / Role WEX is an innovative payments and technology company looking to forge the way in a rapidly changing environment, with a goal to simplify the business of doing business for our customers, freeing them to spend more time, with less worry, on the things they love. We are on a journey to build a consistent world class user experience across our products and services and leverage customer driven innovation across all of our strategic initiatives. Due to internal promotion we are now looking for a new Assistant Financial Controller to join our highly experienced team based in Manchester. The successful candidate will work with a large finance team but will be working in a smaller sub team. What's on offer? Highly competitive salary up to £40,000-£48,000 dependent on experience Annual Company Bonus 37.5-hour week -, Monday to Friday- no evenings & weekends Hybrid