Finance Manager
Reed Boardall Limited
Boroughbridge
Company Information
One of the largest temperature-controlled food distribution businesses in the UK, Reed
Boardall store and deliver frozen food from manufacturers, big and small, across Britain,
Europe and further afield to all the UK’s best-known supermarkets and food service
providers.
We have a heritage of more than 25 years serving this niche sector, and we are still a British,
family-owned business, committed to forging long term relationships with our customers,
suppliers, and colleagues. Our 55-acre single site operation in Boroughbridge, North
Yorkshire, features a 168,000 pallet capacity, making it the most extensive and modern cold
storage facility in the country.
By continually investing in our facilities and our team, we have proved able to perform as a
reliable, responsive and cost effective cold storage and distribution partner to the leading
players in the UK food industry.
Job Description
We are looking for a Finance Manager who will help to deliver a finance function that
supports Reed Boardall’s (RB) overall strategic aims and objectives. The role reports directly
to the Group Head of Finance and works alongside the Group Management Accountant.
Key Responsibilities
• Work closely with the finance team to provide support and mentoring, training and long-term development.
• Provide support to the team for complex queries relating to payroll, payments, cash book, journals etc.
• Review of financial controls and identify and implement operational efficiencies.
• All aspects of financial accounting to trial balance and assistance with preparing accruals and prepayments.
• Preparation of VAT data for MTD and PAYE reconciliations.
• Ensure a consistent approach to finance and standardised paperwork across all companies in the Group.
• Develop an influential and effective partnership with directors, managers and senior staff on relevant topics and attend meetings on an organised or ad-hoc basis including with external advisors.
• Manage and build effective working relationships within the finance team to deliver high quality, accurate reporting.
Requirements and skills
Required
• Working as a finance professional in a complex organisation.
• Managing a team
• Good working knowledge of MS Office packages including Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Possessing good verbal and written communication skills to influence decision making.
• Being able to analyse and interpret management information to identify key patterns and trends
Desirable
• Experience with Pegasus Opera 3 (Payroll and Accounts Package)
• Accountancy qualification AAT/ACCA/CIMA/ACA (beneficial but not essential, QBE will definitely be considered)