Financial Reconciliations Manager

at  Motability Operations

ABOUT YOU

You are self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads accordingly
You are positive and enthusiastic with a “can-do” attitude, set high standards and act as an example to others in the team and across the department
You have excellent attention to detail and the drive to continually evolve and improve processes and outputs
You have strong analytical and mathematical skills, with a passion for problem solving and financial modelling
You adopt a professional approach in all dealings, demonstrating high standards and levels of performance with the ability to remain calm and assured under pressure
You have the ability to build enduring relationships across all levels and departments of the business
You are able to accurately calculate and confidently present complex financial information in a concise and understandable way to a wide range of stakeholders

WHAT WE DO

We lease a wide range of tailored mobility solutions to people who receive of one of the Government’s qualifying mobility allowances. Our customers choose a car, Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV), scooter or powered wheelchair that best suits their needs. We take care of their insurance, breakdown, servicing and more, as part of our worry-free package.
At the end of the lease, our customers can exchange their vehicle for a brand-new model. Each year we sell and move around 200,000 cars. This makes us the largest supplier of single-source vehicles back into the used car market.
The Scheme has been providing affordable, worry-free motoring for over 45 years. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding customer service, with an independent customer satisfaction rating of 9.6 out of 10.

Motability Operations are currently recruiting for a Financial Reconciliations Manager to join our team in Bristol on a full-time, permanent basis. Managing a team of four and reporting into the Finance Control Manager, you will be responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and reporting on the financial control environment through a variety of monthly and quarterly tasks.

The main responsibilities of the role are as follows:

• Manage a team of four, ensuring all tasks are completed on time, prioritising workloads where necessary
• Calculate, reconcile, and submit the Group’s monthly VAT returns to HMRC, ensuring high degrees of accuracy and compliance with relevant legislation
• Take ownership of the Financial Control Framework (‘FCF’) of the Group, ensuring all finance risks are captured, and corresponding mitigating controls are identified and regularly monitored to verify effectiveness
• Produce the Balance Sheet Control Report (‘BSCR’), compiling all balance sheet reconciliations and assessing the accuracy of the reported Balance Sheet
• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations accurately and in a timely manner; understand the underlying system postings and MI reports; and take a proactive approach to working with the approving manager to clear down aged/reconciling items
• Provide quarterly updates to the Risk, Policy and Compliance Committee (‘RPCC’) on VAT, BSCR and FCF
• Act as ‘point of contact’ for the external auditors for financial control questions, and coordinator of questions for operational finance teams
• Manage Oracle month end close processes
• Calculate and submit quarterly capital expenditure return to the Office of National Statistics
• Manage VRM trade credit finance processes