Hotel Chocolat
Financial Transactions Manager
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As we continue our mission to make people and nature happy through re-inventing chocolate, we’re looking for a Financial Transactions Manager to join our Finance Team on a 12 to 14-month fixed term contract basis.
Role Overview
As Financial Transactions Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of our Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions focusing on timely and efficient processing, collections, and payment of customer and supplier invoices.
You will play a key role in ensuring that all procedures are completed in line with the developing Internal Control Frameworks, alongside taking ownership of month-end tasks including journal approvals, preparation, and review of balance sheet reconciliations.
Salary
£45,000 to £55,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Private healthcare cover
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Company pension contributions
- 50% discount on all products
- 70% discount for you and your guests when you stay at our Rabot Estate hideaway on the paradise island of Saint Lucia
Working Arrangement
Here at Hotel Chocolat, we've adopted hybrid working. This means you’ll join us on site for three days a week, and for the other two days – you can work from wherever you like! The on-site location for this role is our support office, ‘Mint House’, in Royston, Hertfordshire. Our home from the very beginning, it’s just off the A505 and 10 minutes’ walk from Royston train station, with direct rail links to London King’s Cross.
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We support flexible working patterns and are open to discussing options for part-time working or compressed hours.
Responsibilities
- Oversee & manage the AP & AR teams – ensuring accurate processing & reporting of transactions impacting our bank accounts.
- Management & review of Aged Creditors & Debtors.
- Review of bank reconciliations.
- Management & review of GRNI accounts & Invoice pools.
- Ensure all procedures are completed in line with the developing Internal Control Framework.
- Ownership of month-end tasks including team journal approvals, preparation, and review of Balance sheet reconciliations.
- Support with Annual Audit requirements.
- Working with the Transactions & Cash Cycle Senior Manager to implement improvements to the Procure to Pay and Order to Cash processes.
- Develop capability of team, providing coaching, training & support.
- Provide best practice training to the wider business on raising POs & understanding the Procure to Pay process.
- Other ad-hoc tasks that fit the remit of the role.
Profile
Essential
- Experienced finance professional managing busy Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable teams.
- Experience working in high transaction environments across multiple legal entities.
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
- Strong team management skills.
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Desirable
- Retail or Manufacturing experience.
- Experience of D365 Finance & Operations.
About Us
We’re one of the UK’s favourite premium chocolate brands, with a range of products spanning luxury gifts, alcohol, and our pioneering drinking chocolate system, the Velvetiser™.
A cacao pod takes years to grow – it can’t be rushed if it’s going to be just right for our products. The same can be said for Hotel Chocolat, which originally started as a mint production company before we realised it was luxury chocolate that we were really passionate about.
Now, we’re market leaders in the industry. What began as an online-only business grew to over 160 stores across the UK, and we’re still growing… Today, we’re multi-category, multi-channel, and multi-territory, and our customers, colleagues, cacao farmers, and suppliers all benefit from the success we make together.
To learn more about us and read about our People Pledge – our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion – click here: hotelchocolat.com/uk/engaged-ethics/our-people.html
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