finance manager Glasgow, Scotland
Job description
Department: Finance
Location: Glasgow
Closing Date: August 11, 2023
About us
Scottish Citylink is a subsidiary of Singapore based ComfortDelGro; one of the world’s largest passenger land transport companies.
We are looking for a Head of Finance to oversee all financial tasks (SCCL), which generates annual revenue in the order of £90m per annum running bus and coach services across England, Scotland and Wales.
Offices are based in Glasgow and Rugby, with the role being based in Glasgow with some travelling to Rugby (2 days per month).
Job Summary
Leading a small team focusing on financial performance and management, providing support for the business for backward looking performance management and forward-looking budgets and strategic planning. Team management is likely to be relatively small, managing one or two others, with a dotted line to other parts of Finance within the parent company, for example Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
Main responsibilities
Head of Finance responsibilities include:
- Business partnering, within with the MD and leadership team to focus on the three main parts of the business: Scottish Citylink, megabus and Falcon Coaches
- Working with the SCCL Managing Director to ensure robust forecasts in place
- Preparation of monthly and annual accounts for SCCL
- Preparing VAT returns and liaising with HMRC
- Ensuring accounting practices comply with regulations
- Annual budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning
- Ensuring revenue and costs are correctly received and accounted for, including working with Transport Scotland for concessionary scheme revenue
- Approval or budgets and expenditure
- Risk management
- Cashflow management
- Profit and loss analysis
- Develop financial processes and controls
- Ensure accounting activities comply with financial regulations
- Consult board members regarding financial management
- Recommend on cost reduction / revenue generation opportunities
Competencies and skills
- Proven track record as Head of Finance or similar
- Hands on experience of budgeting and risk management
- Understanding of cashflow management, bank reconciliation and bookkeeping
- Excellent written and spoken English with the ability to communicate clearly and at all levels
- Excellent attention for detail
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Organised, proactive, methodical and results orientated
- Ability to manage own workload effectively and work to strict deadlines
- Able to build lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders/suppliers
- Ability to influence and persuade key decision makers
- Strong analytical and decision making skills
- Experience of accounting software
- Strong management reporting and budgeting experience
- Team player committed to ensuring that the overall team and business objectives are met
Hours of work
38 hours per week, Monday to Friday
The Equality Act
Scottish City Link is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment with due regard to legal obligations for protected characteristics i.e. age, disability, marriage and civil partnership, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation.
How to apply
Please email a covering letter of application and CV to Preyesh Lukha, Human Resources Advisor, [email protected]
Applications
Applications should include:
- the reasons you are applying for the post;
- examples of how you meet the skills;
- any relevant qualifications or experience.
