Finance Manager

MonyGroup’s mission is to help households save money, we supply products from over 800 financial providers to more than 24 million unique monthly visitors, helping UK households save approx. £2bn each year, something we’re incredibly proud of. However, our market is highly competitive and our customers deserve even more, so we’re constantly improving our platform, products and ways of working.  

INSIGHT INTO THE ROLE

The Transactional Finance team looks after the Group's transaction processing, management and financial accounting, reporting, tax and treasury. The overall team is just over 20 people, all based out of our Ewloe office. Following recent investment in a Finance & HR system (Workday), together with a Planning and Forecasting system (Anaplan) we are looking to drive our output to be a centre of excellence in producing timely, relevant and reliable information to colleagues around the Group.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR DAY

You will be responsible for both preparing outputs and managing a wide variety of deliverables from the team and therefore a key aspect of the role will be managing the team in ensuring that your own and the team's deliverables as outlined below are produced on a reliable, relevant, accurate and timely basis.

Management:

• Ensure that the team provides a timely, accurate, proactive service to the business at all times

• Provide coaching and guidance to the team Ensure role coverage is in place

• Provide timely feedback and support the teams development

• Maintain morale and motivation in the team

Management and financial accounts/reporting:

• Production of monthly management and financial accounts packs to include analysis and commentary on all areas of the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash flow Control and reporting of Capex spend

• Ensure that all processes, procedures and controls have been applied, including the maintenance/development/improvement of internal controls reporting and all associated documentation.

• Ensure all Balance Sheet reconciliations are prepared, reviewed and any issues dealt with promptly

Statutory reporting:

• Production of Group consolidated and individual statutory accounts and drafting of associated press releases, presentation materials, Annual Report, Audit Committee papers etc

• Lead contact for external auditors Key lead for half year and year planning to ensure deliverables are made on a timely basis

• Management of the half year, year end and subsidiary accounts audits Review and analysis of accounting regulation changes and preparation of technical papers to propose and support accounting treatments

Treasury:

• Maintenance and development of detailed cash flow forecasting, tied in with the quarterly re-forecasting process

• Reporting and management of cash balances, including recommending taking mitigating actions as necessary

• Loan drawdown/repayment monitoring Bank covenant monitoring and reporting

Taxes:

• Preparation, review and delivery of corporate and deferred tax calculations for statutory reporting.

• Responsible for all returns and payments, including corporate tax and VAT, being made on accurate/timely basis

• Responsible for maintaining and developing in-house expertise and awareness through training sessions, training materials etc

Budgeting and forecasting:

• Assisting the Opex & Headcount Manager and Commercial Finance teams in the process for producing annual budgets and rolling forecasts Version

Projects/Systems:

• Working with the Systems team to continually develop our use of Anaplan/Tableau and Workday functionality and continue to migrate away from Excel based inputs/outputs whilst constantly seeking to maintain and improve the control environment.

• Key role for any Workday integrations including project managing, liaising with different teams across the business and managing expectations of local finance teams whilst ensuring reporting is delivered accurately/on a timely basis

WHAT VALUE YOU'LL BRING TO THE ROLE

• Accounting qualification with the expectation, given the focus on statutory and technical reporting, of ACA or ACCA

• Strong accounting and tax technical knowledge, including IFRS, UK GAAP, Corporation Tax, VAT and PAYE

• Experience of year end Group reporting process from production of Audit Committee papers through to delivery of Annual Report and associated materials

• Ability to review and analyse data or complex technical accounting issues, drawing out key matters of significance and interpret them in written or verbal communications to finance and non-finance team members

• The ability to form close working relationships with management, to be able to communicate at their level, understand their requirements, gain their trust and influence them where necessary.

• An understanding of the key drivers of the Moneysupermarket business model and how developments or changes could impact from an accounting and tax perspective.

• Proactive demeanour with the ability to offer constructive advice or solutions.

• The ability to motivate and lead, with particular emphasis on coaching/development and fostering a culture of constant process improvement and review of output

• Insists on accuracy and self-checking by team members and a culture of review

• Handles problems with innovation and creativity

• Has excellent analytical skills and an ability to get to the heart of complex problems

• Focus on results and achieving personal work objectives

• Takes control, initiates action and take responsibility.

• Plans ahead and works in a systematic and organised way

• Credible and trustworthy-someone that people will listen to and take notice of seen as a "go to" person by colleagues

WHY SWITCH TO US

Dedicated time for learning & people regularly attend conferences and events

We're a hybrid organisation, spending 2-days per week in the office to get the best of team collaboration and allowing you to work where you see best.

Grow your career with us, supported by our career progression framework as well

WHAT REWARDS ARE ON OFFER

27 days holiday (rising to 30) + bank holidays

Pension up to 6% employer contribution

Bonus scheme

Enhanced shared parental leave - 6 months paid for both parents

Digital Doctor on demand

Work from anywhere scheme – 2 weeks per year

Financial coaching

Mental health platform access

HOW WE'LL INVEST IN YOU

We’re committed to your development. Expect mentorship, training, and opportunities to expand your skill set. Your own individual LinkedIn Learning license with access to over 16,000 courses.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

A call with one of our Talent Acquisition Team

1st stage interview: 30 minutes with Financial Controller

2nd stage interview: 1 hour interview with Financial Controller and Finance Director

At MONY Group, we believe in the strength of diversity and see inclusion as a strategic advantage. Our values guide us in creating a workplace where fairness and equity is a reality for all. We’re committed to minimising systemic bias and creating a level playing field for all candidates.

Contact us for reasonable accommodations in the application process, no need to disclose your disability or condition, just specify your needs. Unsure what to ask for? We can guide you through available accommodations.

We understand that job adverts only say so much and you’re likely to have a lot of questions. If you’d like to know more before applying such as more on hybrid working, salary, our parental leave policy etc, please just let us know, and we’ll be happy to help. You can contact the recruiter for this role, Laura at [email protected]

We believe that success isn’t solely defined by ticking boxes on a skills checklist. We encourage your application, so we can discover your skills and experience that will help you succeed in this role.