Financial Controller

Financial Controller

Job summary:

Within this role you will be Leading and overseeing the JCT600 Vehicle Leasing Solutions (VLS) accounts and finance team, ensuring the accurate processing, recording and completion of all accounts information and the achievement of all financial objectives.

Supporting the Managing Director in influencing and driving strategic change and growth within the business whilst maintaining effective financial control of the business in line with all required JCT600 and legislative policies.

It is our ambition to make JCT600 the best place to work. This is a fantastic opportunity to take the next step of your career with a business that is focussed on you and your training and development, whilst offering you a flexible, supportive, and fun working environment in which you can thrive!

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Reporting directly to the Group Finance Director, you will assume leadership of the Accounts & Finance team and be responsible for monitoring the financial security of JCT600 VLS.
• Helping to achieve the budgeted financial and operational objectives of JCT600 VLS whilst efficiently managing expenses.
• Providing regular, accurate, timely and meaningful financial accounts, budgets and reports to Head Office and the VLS Management team.
• Providing commercial advice to senior managers and drafting commercial pricing models to support the new business wins and drive profitable business growth.
• Oversee and control cash flow and liquidity for JCT600 VLS through the careful control of debtors and supplier payments.
• Providing credit risk reviews on all companies wishing to do business with JCT600 VLS and regular monitoring of the risk profiles of existing customers.
• Safeguarding and acting as 'custodian' of the assets of JCT600 VLS at all times and immediately reporting any concerns to appropriate management.
• Advising the Managing Director and senior managers on the financial policies of JCT600 Limited and ensuring adherence to them.

Qualifications:

• Ideally be a fully qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA).
• Strong leadership, motivation and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills at all levels with the ability to provide financial guidance and advice up to Board level.
• Commercially astute with an eye on identifying business improvement opportunities.
• Naturally self-motivated with a desire to learn and develop through the group development platform.
• Excellent attention to detail with a methodical approach.
• Excellent IT skills and systems experience, including Microsoft Excel.

Why join JCT600 and what is in it for you?

As part of our ambition to be best place to work, we offer:

• Highly competitive salary dependent upon experience.
• A life assurance plan and a company pension subject to T&C's.
• 26 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days at 5 years' service and 30 days at 10 years' service (from 1st July 2022) plus bank holidays.
• Flexible and hybrid working policies.
• 26 weeks paid maternity leave and 4 weeks paid paternity leave.
• A range of training and leadership development programmes.
• Colleague referral scheme worth up to £1000 per referral.
• Preferential Service Rates (This includes family and friends)
• Long service reward and Loyalty incentives.

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Our Ambition:
It is our ambition to make JCT600 the best place to work. We aim to treat our colleagues with respect and support their development. Everyone connected with JCT600 contributes to our success, cares about performance and strives to be the best they can be. This creates a sense of fun, caring and teamship which is unrivalled in its industry. Our ambition is also to make JCT600 the best place shop. It feels different. Our people care about customers and show genuine interest in them as individuals. We don't want them to feel processed. Because our teams are great and customers are delighted it follows that JCT600 will become the best dealer partner a Brand could hope for. We can invest, we perform well and our people are a pleasure to deal with. JCT600 simply want to be the best people to do business with.

JCT600 provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. Integral to our values is our commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion for each and every colleague and all qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to gender, ethnicity, pregnancy, religion, age, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.