Job Description
Job Title Finance Officer - Fixed Term Contract (18 months)
Closing Date 25-Aug-2022
Position Full Time
Business Entity International Investment Services
Department International Investment Services (IIS)
Location United Kingdom
Job Type Experienced Hire
Description
Gateley is a legal and professional services group, with over 580 professional advisers. We support more than 5,700 active clients, ranging from FTSE 100 companies to private individuals, in the UK and beyond.
We are forward thinking and straight talking, our approach is to find solutions to the problems that our clients face.
The Team
International Investment Services brings together a team of experts that help international business to expand into new global markets.
With experience of helping hundreds of businesses to expand internationally and an extensive network of international contacts, we specialise in managing the risk that comes with inward investment projects and international expansion
We help organisations invest in overseas markets by identifying four key things:
the right location
the right people
the right funding
the right infrastructure
We'll advise you on the right country for your expansion, right down to the specific location within a territory. We can help you set up the right corporate and governance structures and the right bank accounts to access funding. We can assist with personnel matters too, assessing candidates for senior management roles and providing interim non-executive director support.
The Role
This multi-faceted role is a fixed term contract to support in delivery across a range of business functions within Gateley Plc in support of managing finances, invoices and billing across business units and clients of Gateley and International Investment Services.
A large part of this role will be managing the finances of International Investment Services and its largest public sector client, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA).
The CPCA is the local authority whose remit is to boost the CPCA economy by making it an internationally competitive place to live, learn and work.
CPCA has established a new Business Growth Service, Growth Works, to deliver its goal to drive inclusive growth in business and skills across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough. The primary services offered by Growth Works consists of four distinct service lines: Growth Coaching, Skills Development, grants & equity and the attraction of international and domestic inward investment into the region.
This role will focus primarily on supporting the Business Growth Service being run for the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA), and there will also be a responsibility to support International Investment Services in private client billings and liaising with the Gateley finance team to ensure that invoices are paid and processed in a timely manner.
This role will also require the successful candidate to reconcile invoices, update on billings, ensuring invoices are issued and paid and to effectively manage the payment profiles in the CPCA contract.
In addition to finance, this role will also provide support services to the Programme Management Office (PMO) of the CPCA contract as required.
The Finance Officer will support International Investment Services in the management of finance into and out of International Investment Services and programme management for its largest public sector client, CPCA.
In addition to finance support and reconciliation, this role will have a wider support function within the PMO service of the CPCA contract and will support in the contract management and monitoring of 4 service lines and 2 sub-contractors. This role is integral to the successful running of the programme and supplier management.
While the key responsibilities listed in this description must happen in order for this service line to deliver its targets, there is scope for the right person to develop this role and make it their own.
Key Skills & Experience
The successful individual will be responsible for:
Accurate records keeping for all daily transactions
Understanding the requirements and milestones in core contracts (especially in relation to CPCA)
Support in preparation of budgets
Process Invoices, record accounts payable and accounts receivable
Alert deliver teams once invoices issued have been paid
Update Internal systems with financial data
Reconcile bank statements
Track bank deposits and payments
Review and implement financial policies
Ensure that operations and transactions follow all relevant processes and controls
Proactively audit processes, practices and documents
Engage with clients and stakeholders accordingly to ensure all required outcomes are achieved
Support in the evaluation of opportunities and investments and to assess compliance and risk
Collaborate with stakeholders and clients as required
Required attributes and skills:
Experience of being a finance administrator or officer in a financial/professional services or legal environment or relevant industry
Knowledge of financial and accounting practices
Experience using financial software
Advanced MS Skills
Knowledge of financial regulations, industry practices and professional standards
Adept analytical, numerical and communication skills
Ability to handle time sensitive tasks to deadline
Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential information & data
Sound understanding of risk awareness and management
A team player that is also comfortable working on individual tasks; a cooperative and pro-active approach to work is a necessity
Self-starter, who can exercise initiative and can problem solve
Agile and flexible approach to work to support customers, management, colleagues and stakeholders
Strong organisational and time management skills
Desired attributes and skills:
Contract management
Connectivity with the wider UK business/corporate network
Diversity, inclusion and well being
Diversity, inclusion and well-being is an important part of Gateley's culture and values.
We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture.
We create an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals. We offer flexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/ life balance and we encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role to apply for any of our vacancies.
We are proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.
Closing Date 25-Aug-2022
Position Full Time
Business Entity International Investment Services
Department International Investment Services (IIS)
Location United Kingdom
Job Type Experienced Hire
Description
Gateley is a legal and professional services group, with over 580 professional advisers. We support more than 5,700 active clients, ranging from FTSE 100 companies to private individuals, in the UK and beyond.
We are forward thinking and straight talking, our approach is to find solutions to the problems that our clients face.
The Team
International Investment Services brings together a team of experts that help international business to expand into new global markets.
With experience of helping hundreds of businesses to expand internationally and an extensive network of international contacts, we specialise in managing the risk that comes with inward investment projects and international expansion
We help organisations invest in overseas markets by identifying four key things:
the right location
the right people
the right funding
the right infrastructure
We'll advise you on the right country for your expansion, right down to the specific location within a territory. We can help you set up the right corporate and governance structures and the right bank accounts to access funding. We can assist with personnel matters too, assessing candidates for senior management roles and providing interim non-executive director support.
The Role
This multi-faceted role is a fixed term contract to support in delivery across a range of business functions within Gateley Plc in support of managing finances, invoices and billing across business units and clients of Gateley and International Investment Services.
A large part of this role will be managing the finances of International Investment Services and its largest public sector client, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA).
The CPCA is the local authority whose remit is to boost the CPCA economy by making it an internationally competitive place to live, learn and work.
CPCA has established a new Business Growth Service, Growth Works, to deliver its goal to drive inclusive growth in business and skills across Cambridgeshire & Peterborough. The primary services offered by Growth Works consists of four distinct service lines: Growth Coaching, Skills Development, grants & equity and the attraction of international and domestic inward investment into the region.
This role will focus primarily on supporting the Business Growth Service being run for the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA), and there will also be a responsibility to support International Investment Services in private client billings and liaising with the Gateley finance team to ensure that invoices are paid and processed in a timely manner.
This role will also require the successful candidate to reconcile invoices, update on billings, ensuring invoices are issued and paid and to effectively manage the payment profiles in the CPCA contract.
In addition to finance, this role will also provide support services to the Programme Management Office (PMO) of the CPCA contract as required.
The Finance Officer will support International Investment Services in the management of finance into and out of International Investment Services and programme management for its largest public sector client, CPCA.
In addition to finance support and reconciliation, this role will have a wider support function within the PMO service of the CPCA contract and will support in the contract management and monitoring of 4 service lines and 2 sub-contractors. This role is integral to the successful running of the programme and supplier management.
While the key responsibilities listed in this description must happen in order for this service line to deliver its targets, there is scope for the right person to develop this role and make it their own.
Key Skills & Experience
The successful individual will be responsible for:
Accurate records keeping for all daily transactions
Understanding the requirements and milestones in core contracts (especially in relation to CPCA)
Support in preparation of budgets
Process Invoices, record accounts payable and accounts receivable
Alert deliver teams once invoices issued have been paid
Update Internal systems with financial data
Reconcile bank statements
Track bank deposits and payments
Review and implement financial policies
Ensure that operations and transactions follow all relevant processes and controls
Proactively audit processes, practices and documents
Engage with clients and stakeholders accordingly to ensure all required outcomes are achieved
Support in the evaluation of opportunities and investments and to assess compliance and risk
Collaborate with stakeholders and clients as required
Required attributes and skills:
Experience of being a finance administrator or officer in a financial/professional services or legal environment or relevant industry
Knowledge of financial and accounting practices
Experience using financial software
Advanced MS Skills
Knowledge of financial regulations, industry practices and professional standards
Adept analytical, numerical and communication skills
Ability to handle time sensitive tasks to deadline
Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential information & data
Sound understanding of risk awareness and management
A team player that is also comfortable working on individual tasks; a cooperative and pro-active approach to work is a necessity
Self-starter, who can exercise initiative and can problem solve
Agile and flexible approach to work to support customers, management, colleagues and stakeholders
Strong organisational and time management skills
Desired attributes and skills:
Contract management
Connectivity with the wider UK business/corporate network
Diversity, inclusion and well being
Diversity, inclusion and well-being is an important part of Gateley's culture and values.
We recruit talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, providing equal opportunities for all to join our team regardless of age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, or culture.
We create an exciting and rewarding place to work that aims to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals. We offer flexible working patterns to help our staff achieve a good work/ life balance and we encourage candidates seeking flexibility in their next role to apply for any of our vacancies.
We are proud to have been recognised by The Law Society as gold standard for our Diversity and Inclusion Charter and to be Stonewall Diversity Champions.
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