Accounts Receivable & Collections
- Monitor debtor balances and proactively manage collections activity to optimise cash flow and minimise overdue debt.
- Work closely with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve billing queries and ensure timely collection of outstanding balances.
- Drive continuous improvement of accounts receivable processes, including optimisation of collections workflows, automation tools and customer self-service capabilities where appropriate.
Financial Operations
- Provide support and cover across accounts payable, banking and transactional finance activities during periods of annual leave, sickness or increased workload.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, automation and financial controls across operational finance processes.
Management Reporting & Analysis
- Take ownership of assigned elements of the month-end close process, including journals, accruals, prepayments and other accounting adjustments.
- Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts and deliver accurate, insightful and timely financial reporting.
- Complete robust monthly balance sheet reconciliations and investigate unusual movements.
- Support budgeting, forecasting and cash flow reporting activities.
- Develop and enhance management information, dashboards and reporting capabilities, including evaluating and implementing Power BI, automation and AI-enabled solutions where appropriate.
- Support the development and reporting of key business and SaaS performance metrics.
Financial Controls & Reporting
- Maintain strong financial controls and ensure compliance with company policies and accounting standards.
- Support the year-end audit process and assist with statutory, tax and regulatory reporting requirements.
- Ensure accounting records are maintained accurately and completely to support internal and external reporting requirements.
Business Partnering
- Build effective relationships with stakeholders across the business and provide financial insight to support decision-making.
- Identify opportunities to improve business performance through analysis of revenue, costs and margins.
Team Collaboration & Development
- Work collaboratively with the finance team to improve processes, controls, reporting and ways of working.
- Provide guidance, support and knowledge sharing to junior members of the finance team.
- Document and maintain finance processes, ensuring procedures remain current, scalable and fit for purpose.
- Actively seek opportunities to leverage technology, automation and AI solutions to improve efficiency and enhance reporting capability.
Experience and Qualifications
- Part-qualified (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or qualified by experience.
- Previous experience in a Management Accountant, Assistant Management Accountant, Finance Analyst or similar finance role.
- Experience supporting month-end processes, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Strong Excel skills and the ability to analyse financial data.
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships.
- Experience within a SaaS, technology or high-growth business.
- Experience with Sage Intacct.
- Experience with Power BI, reporting tools, automation or process improvement initiatives.
