Finance Manager - Revenue & Cost of Sales (Fixed Term)

Panda Utilities Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A waste and resource recovery company in Leeds seeks a Finance Manager to oversee revenue and cost of sales accounting. The ideal candidate is a fully qualified accountant with a strong financial control background and experience collaborating across teams. Responsibilities include managing accounting processes, preparing financial reports, and presenting results to senior management. This position offers opportunities for professional development and is vital to the company's financial integrity.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with ACA, ACCA, or CIMA.
• Strong experience in financial control for both P&L and Balance Sheet.
• A proactive and diligent approach to resolving financial queries.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate monthly accounting of revenue and cost of sales.
• Review gross margin, explaining variances to budget.
• Collaborate with FP&A to align reporting with operational performance.

Skills

Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Strong financial control experience

Proactive approach to resolving queries

Strong collaborative style

Diligent approach

Confident communicator

Experience of working in industry & commerce

Tools

SAGE accounting system

Workday accounting system

AMCS Waste system

BI dashboard

Job description

About the Role

Finance Manager (Revenue & Cost of Sales) - Leeds

Purpose

This position will play a key role in providing accurate and timely revenue and cost of sales accounting and reporting in the UK Processing division. You will work with complex data within a key component of the overall P&L and manage key stakeholder relationships across multiple functions within the business.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that revenue and cost of sales is correctly accounted for each month across each business within UK Processing
• Ensure that intercompany transactions are correctly recorded, using knowledge of business operations across the UK
• Review gross margin and explain variances to budget and KPIs
• Work with the FP&A team to align the accounting and reporting with weekly insight reports, correctly reflecting operational performance
• Investigate and resolve queries and discrepancies, collaborating with the wider finance, IT and Operations teams
• Interrogate the systems (SAGE and Workday accounting systems, AMCS Waste system, BI dashboard) to ensure accurate reporting
• Ensure robust accounting of revenue and cost of sales accruals on the balance sheet
• Present monthly results to FC, FD and CFO
• Assist with annual budget and external audit in relation to sales and cost of sales
• Assist with embedding the new ERP system
• Responsible for management and development of one direct report, Management Accountant

Skills and experience

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Strong financial control experience, both P&L and Balance Sheet
• Proactive approach to resolving queries
• Strong collaborative style
• Diligent approach
• Confident communicator
• Experience of working in industry & commerce is preferable

About Us

Join us on the journey…..

Over the past 30 years, Panda has continued to grow and acquire businesses that all share a very similar vision and set of values. We’re now a group of almost 3000 people, all contributing to that growth and success.

Whilst Panda is the parent company to numerous brands, we all share an ambitious vision for the future. Our primary goal is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people and connected partners is front and centre. As a team, we’re safer together. We deliver our customers with a partnership approach to managing their resources responsibly. We constantly push the boundaries of innovation. What’s good today can be better tomorrow.

Panda is not just a company, it’s a resource recovery business. Over the past three decades we’ve grown and diversified significantly, we believe that great leadership is rooted in strong values. As leaders within this industry, we’re committed to shaping a better future for our friends, families and communities. Our philosophy remains unchanged, balancing customer satisfaction with environmentally sustainable practices. Exceptional customer service, and unwavering dedication to sustainability are the cornerstones of our business.

Our journey is dependent upon talented, passionate, and dedicated people that constantly strive and challenge each other for better outcomes.

Take the first step today and join us on the journey……….

Panda aims to attract and retain a skilled and diverse workforce that best represents the talent available in the communities in which our assets are located and our employees reside.

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