Assistant Finance Manager

Job Introduction

As an Assistant Finance Manager at Sodexo, you are also a natural team player and a champion of excellence. Your role is vital to the success of the operation, as you will be responsible for the accurate and efficient processing of sales invoices.  Dealing with queries from clients, ensuring invoices in dispute, are investigated, and resolved in the agreed time scales.

You will work with the onsite Finance team in maintaining the integrity of the ledgers, accounting, and financial information produced and helping to ensure an effective finance and administration service to the business.

Role Responsibility

• Work with the Finance manager to deliver accurate monthly accounts to reflect all activity within the contract
• Work with the Projects and Lifecycle managers to ensure the accurate and timely accounting of costs and revenues for all non-core site activity relating to Co-operation works, Lifecycle works, Variations, Permits and Project works
• Ensure that all revenue potential is realised in a timely manner with a clear audit trail, maintaining and updating financial records relating to invoicing and client debt management
• Ensure that Sodexo is billing in line with the mechanism(s) set out within the contract and that all invoice back up documentation is accurately collated and presented to the client to ensure invoices are paid in accordance with contractual terms
• Assist in the client debt management reviews, including preparation of review documents and assisting with the resolution of disputed invoices with the appropriate manager to drive efficient cash collection
• Maintain accurate records of client POs to support the timely recharging of rechargeable works
• Support operational managers in the collation of costs relating to special events
• Provide clear reporting to stakeholders on the profitability of non-core activity
• Work with Finance Manager and Project Manager to continually improve processes to eliminate administration burden and maximise opportunity to provide decision support
• Work with the Commercial Finance Controller and operational teams to analyse performance trends, risks, and opportunities and to determine how best the insight from this work can be turned into real performance improvements in the business
• Supporting in the monthly reconciliation of GRNI
• Support the Finance Manager in preparation of budgetary information
• Support the implementation and on-going delivery of Sodexo and Healthcare segment strategies as required, ensuring effective change management

The Ideal Candidate

If you have a strong track record of adhering to standards and procedures coupled with the ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines, we want to hear from you. Join our team as an Assistant Finance Manager and be part of a dynamic, supportive, and rewarding environment that offers excellent opportunities for growth and development.

You should possess excellent numerical, interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication. Experience of SAP MM or other finance-related systems is desirable.

Package Description

In return for your commitment and hard work, you will be rewarded with an attractive salary, plus access to our extensive benefits package, which includes:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• 20 days holiday (FTE) plus bank holidays – rising to 25 days plus bank holidays after 5 years
• A buy and sell holiday scheme 
• Volunteering days via our charity partner STOP HUNGER
• Numerous voluntary benefits, including dental care, gym discounts, retail / hospitality, and many more

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process