An exciting new Finance Manager opportunity at DX!

All about you

You will be friendly, hard-working and love the buzz of getting things done. We love team players and here at DX we are committed to providing our people the technical and personal skills to progress their careers.

About us

We are a leading independent parcel, mail and logistics services company operating throughout the UK and Ireland delivering the important things in life. DX Freight provides next-day or scheduled delivery services for parcels and freight, as well as comprehensive logistics solutions, including warehouse management and the operation of customer-liveried vehicles. Our brand is what we do every day and our values set the tone for how we want our colleagues to go about their business of delivering the Delivered Exactly promise.

What will it feel like to be part of our team?

At DX, we know our people are our foundation of success. We'll give you all the responsibility you need to develop yourself as an adaptable leader; with plenty of challenges to keep your career growing. If you want to develop your career, DX will provide the training and the opportunities! In addition, you will work with passionate and supportive people who are focused on meeting the DX Delivered Exactly promise.

Role summary:

This role will work closely as a business partner with the Operations and Sales Team and lead all the financial reporting for their respective divisions

The successful applicant will Help lead the budgeting and forecasting process for their divisions. Work with all teams to ensure the weekly and monthly P&Ls are accurate and submitted on a timely basis. Lead and report on key drivers of divisional performance against budget/forecast/prior periods, identifying key variances and opportunities for improvement through meaningful analysis. Support with all ad-hoc information/analysis requests

Key responsibilities

• Preparation and oversight of the divisional budget and any further forecasting undertaken by the business
• Lead the completion of the Weekly and Monthly P&L and supporting files and ensuring all timetables are achieved
• Provide meaningful insights and commentary on divisional performance both weekly and monthly against budget and prior periods; highlighting any potential areas of concerns to the appropriate people
• Must be willing and able to visit the depots around the country and assist in training non-financial staff to better use and complete the existing reports
• Preparation of monthly accruals and prepayments

Essential criteria for this role

• Strong excel skills including working with large amounts of data in an efficient manner
• Ideally, minimum 3-4 years’ experience in a finance function; preferably studying for professional exams or recently qualified
• The candidate would ideally have experience of working closely with non-finance individuals
• Used to working to and achieving tight deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.
• Financial systems experience desirable
• Driving licence

Personal Specifications

• Have strong analytical and organisational skills and a questioning approach
• Keen eye for detail
• Ability to not only create accurate reports but question and review the numbers and their impact
• Ability to continually review the reports produced by themselves and the team for their effectiveness within the business
• Tenacity to ensure timetables are met
• ‘Quality in everything we do, get it right first time’ attitude
• Strong communication skills are essential
• Be a team player, with ability lead and guide from the front to achieve successful team outcomes
• Be a proactive individual with the drive to always ask the question why?

Measures

• Preparation of budget and forecasts to agreed timetables and framework
• Significant variances from budget/forecast reported to Freight Financial Controller and MD’s on a timely basis
• Adherence to timetables in production of daily, weekly and monthly reporting
• Accuracy and consistency in delivering analytical insights

Benefits:

• Competitive Rates of Pay
• Holidays: 25 days increasing with length of service + bank holidays
• Long Service Recognition scheme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance programme including 24/7 Virtual GP
• DX Discounts Portal
• Excellent opportunities for career progression and more!!

We look forward to hearing from you!