Finance Executive
2 days ago
Hatfield
Overview: Focus Washrooms are seeking a highly motivated and professional Finance Executive to join the Focus Washrooms Finance team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in closing communication gaps between Project Managers and the Finance Manager. This role offers an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong organisational skills and a proactive approach to contribute to our Company's growth. Duties Sales Ledger & Credit Control • Raise and send sales invoices to customers., • Customer master data stewardship: new account setups, credit terms, addresses, VAT numbers, contact details., • Credit control: chase overdue balances, agree and document payment plans, check credit scores/limits, and maintain the customer stop list in line with policy., • Allocate incoming receipts promptly and accurately; investigate and clear unmatched payments., • Produce the Aged Debtors report with clear commentary on risks, expected receipts, and actions., • Purchase invoice input and coding; match invoices to POs (POs raised by others); resolve mismatches and queries., • Supplier statement reconciliations and purchase ledger reconciliations; report on overdue supplier invoices with actions., • Organise payment runs in line with the payment calendar and approvals matrix; issue remittances to suppliers., • Bank reconciliations (posting, matching, and resolving reconciling items)., • Day-to-day CIS responsibilities: verification of subcontractors, ensuring correct CIS treatment on invoices., • Full responsibility for Work in Progress (WIP): liaise closely with Operations and Project Managers to produce accurate monthly valuations, align revenue to delivery, and ensure costs remain accurately accounted for throughout the cost of the project., • Prepare and maintain WIP schedules., • Provide cost-to-complete and variance analysis against budgets/quotes., • Validate variations/change orders and ensure timely capture of costs and revenue., • Stock take variance management., • Answer finance queries from management and the wider team (breakdowns, anomalies, analysis)., • Support the CFO on preparing the annual budget for Focus Washrooms., • Support the annual audit and year-end statutory accounts queries with requested samples., • 5+ years’ experience in a finance role within a project-based environment (e.g., construction/FM/services installations, fit-out, or similar)., • Hands-on bookkeeping across AR/AP, bank, and reconciliations., • CIS and VAT (including Domestic Reverse Charge) exposure in day-to-day processing., • Demonstrable WIP/project accounting experience (valuation, cost-to-complete, unbilled vs. billed)., • Excel – essential (Pivot Tables, SUMIFS, XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, basic data cleaning and analysis)., • Sage 200 – or similar ERP – desirable., • Strong stakeholder management with Operations and Project Managers; confident to challenge and explain finance impacts., • Ownership mindset: proactive, organised, and calm under pressure with competing deadlines., • Attention to detail and curiosity to spot and query anomalies in data., • Clear communicator, both written and verbal; able to simplify financial issues for non-finance colleagues., • AAT Level 4 or part-qualified ACCA/CIMA (required)