Job Description

Finance Manager - DCUK

Camberley

Hybrid Working - Working from home with a minimum 5 days per month in the office

Full time - Permanent

Salary £60,000-65,000 depending on experience

Rentokil Initial is an established global blue-chip, FTSE100 organisation who have recently been voted Glassdoor 7th Best Place to Work. We are Britain’s leading provider of business services to a wide range of industry sectors delivering a world-class service to our customers.

Reporting into the Financial Controller (Urban, Prop Services & DCUK) , you will be responsible for 3 direct reports and support and manage the DCUK Finance team with the following responsibilities;

Management Accounts

• Accurate reporting of Financial and non-Financial metrics for month-end reporting in line with Rentokil Initial group guidelines, including journal preparation and approval and revenue recognition.
• Ensure all balance sheet reconciliations are completed, all reconciling items investigated and understood
• Completion of management presentations to explain month-end performance and attendance of monthly business review with Senior Exec
• Ensuring delivery of all key reports including P&Ls, transactional reports, balance sheet reconciliations
• Short Range Financial Planning – monthly forecast process
• Long Range Financial Planning – complete annual budgeting process for DCUK, ensuring a bottom up process is performed and group reporting deadlines are met.

Financial Accounts

• Manage & ensure a clean external audit each year with our audit partners
• Prepare the annual statutory accounts for the two DCUK entities.
• Work with the RI Group co sec team and group financial accounts team to ensure all statutory deadlines are met.
• Prepare and submit accurate VAT returns within HMRC timeframe rules.
• Ensure that VAT accounts are correct and reconciled

Credit Control Management

• Lead & manage the DCUK credit control team
• Accurate reporting of DSO and other credit control metrics Control Environment
• Ensure necessary controls are in place to guarantee accurate reporting of performance of the business.
• Assist in the management of the headcount reporting of the business to ensure we are able to accurately allocate and report all headcount and headcount related costs (e.g. Vans, Phones, fuel cards). Use this to accurately report the cost base of the company
• Work proactively to close any control issues they may raise
• Investigate and propose solutions to any control issues that arise during the year
• Investigate all drivers of business performance and ensure we understand exactly how results are generated
• Drive efficiency and accuracy through the team. Eradicate waste and drive standardisation of analysis and processes

Pricing

• Own and update costing sheet used for new business / tenders
• Review costing sheets submitted for review by operations
• Ensure accurate margin reporting of project costings

Payroll

• Review and oversee the weekly payroll of DCUK
• Management and tracking of all variable pay elements for DCUK (including private mileage)

Analysis & Ad-Hoc

• Management & development of the DCUK finance team
• Provide detailed support to Operating Areas to help them understand their performance
• Support Financial Controller & other Senior Exec on projects & other ad-hoc assignments as they arise
• Support Operations Director (DCUK) on data and decision making.

Requirements

To be considered for the Finance Manager (DCUK) position, you will ideally have the

following;

• Recent finance management experience
• Strong excel skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Drive and motivation
• Fully qualified ACCA / CIMA / ACA accreditation
• Navision/Business Central experience (Desireable)

Benefits

In return you will join the UK’s Best Business Services Provider as voted for by Management today, along with the fantastic benefits that brings:

• Competitive basic salary
• Company bonus scheme
• Rentokil rewards scheme (includes cashback and discount on multiple retailers)
• Salary grading system linked to performance for those colleagues who are keen to develop their career within our business
• Job stability
• Company Pension

At Rentokil Initial, we value innovation, but we want to see the real you! While AI can help with structure and grammar, make sure your application shows your true passion and understanding of the role. A personal touch will help you stand out.

A Company “Putting People First”

Part of the Rentokil Initial group, DCUK FM are a leading asbestos remediation, ventilation cleaning and facilities management improvement company, specialising in social housing contracts and project works.

Our mission is to provide clients with cost effective solutions that minimise disruption whilst meeting all the Health and safety standards and environmental legislation requirements.

As a business, we focus on the Right People, doing the Right Things, and in the Right Way. We invest a lot of time and money in training and developing all our colleagues to be the best they can be, and we are always looking for talented and driven people to join our Rentokil Initial Family.

Ready to take the next step in your career?

Apply today and join our team of dedicated professionals.

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