Pub Reconciliation Assistant - Bedfordshire

The role requires someone with fantastic communication skills who can work collaboratively with General Managers, Pub Operators, and Regional/Area Managers to deal with the exception management of c.£12m Petty cash across the business and the Payment of Operator Management Fees, circa of £1.2m, on a weekly basis. You will be working as a part of a team to meet the weekly deadlines and a pro-active and organised approach is essential for success. The successful candidate will be working as part of a team to:

• Process the Weekly Operator Fees via BACS to ensure they are paid correctly and within the required timescales.
• Process additional support fees, incentives, and referral fees.
• Process CHAPS payments when required.
• Investigate petty cash exceptions identified to ensure policies and procedures are met and correction journals actioned across c.1,400 pubs.
• Input into improving a newly implemented Petty cash management system to get the best output and efficiency from new ways of working.
• Create and distribute weekly reports to highlight any issues, trends and risks identified
• Contribute to the Finance efficiencies programme by challenging ways of working to ensure we are working efficiently.
• Work with Operators, GMs, AMs and RM's to ensure errors are addressed and reconciled in a timely manner.
• Help desk query management
• Training new team members
• Producing and maintaining procedures and documentation
• Acquisition preparation and implementation as well as tasks relating to transition sites
  
  Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Friendly and approachable with excellent interpersonal skills
• Calm professional manner
• Team player
• Able to use Initiative
• Ability to Self-motivate
• An understanding of Finance
• Experience of working in a team environment, processing to a high accuracy to tight deadlines
• Microsoft Office knowledge and capability preferred.
Key Skills Required:
• Numerate with a high level of detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work well under pressure, to meet strict deadlines and prioritise work
• Excellent written and verbal communications
• Ability to interpret data and escalate anomalies
• Strong interpersonal skills to help support General Managers, Pub Operators and Operational Departments.
• Continually challenge ways of working to improve efficiency.
• Pro-active, self-motivated with 'can do' attitude
Experience required
• Basic understanding of Finance
• Proven Excel intermediate experience
• Microsoft Office knowledge and capability - generally good technical skills.
• Experience of working in a team environment
Preferred knowledge
• Undertaken similar work within the Pub \Hospitality sector
• Understanding of Zonal till system and Zonal dimensions would be an advantage but not essential.
• Understanding of NAV & CODA finance systems would be an advantage but not essential
• Understanding of Sap Concur and Aurum would also be useful
Systems used: Microsoft Office, Aurum, Sap Concur, Aztec (Zonal), CODA/NAV and DocuWare

At Stonegate Group, we're proud to be the biggest operator of pubs, bars, and late-night venues in the United Kingdom. Our leading brands are diverse and well-known, including names like Slug & Lettuce, Be At One and Popworld. Find out more about a career with Stonegate Group at www.stonegatecareers.co.uk.


• 25 days annual leave
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
• Pension
• Vitality Healthcare
• Opt in dental insurance programme
• Annual bonus scheme
• The Stonegate discount card offering discounts across our managed estate
• Online benefits portal offering discounts across the High Street and other retailers