Freightliner is the UK's largest maritime intermodal logistics operator, transporting containers from all major deep-sea ports to our national network of inland terminals, as well as a leading operator in the UK Heavy Haul rail freight market. Freightliner has operations across Europe offering both Intermodal and Heavy Haul rail freight services seamlessly connecting European countries and the UK.

In the UK the Freightliner Group operates under a number of legal entities including Freightliner Group Ltd, Freightliner Heavy Haul Ltd, Freightliner Ltd, Pentalver Transport Ltd, and Pentalver Cannock Ltd.

Role Purpose:

Reporting to the Head of Payroll Reporting, you will be responsible for providing support and assistance with the record to report financial processing and reviewing for UK payroll financial entries leading to complete and accurate financial information and production of financial reporting for all entities served by the Shared Service Centre.

Key Focus Areas:

• Reviewing and processing financial transactions and data for payroll, ensuring the data used is consistent and accurate, the appropriateness of all inputs and outputs, and the completeness, consistency and accuracy of all data and ensure accounting entries are appropriately classified in accordance with internal policy, accounting standards, nature of expenditure or form of control.
• Calculation of monthly payroll-related accruals
• Preparation of monthly balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Review and production of regular standardised financial performance reports.
• Investigating financial queries arising from the process and working with finance business partners to ensure the accuracy of financial data.
• Preparation and amendments to detailed process notes and ensuring these are updated regularly.
• Responding to queries from auditors and finance colleagues and support process improvements to ensure the timely and accurate processing of financial transactions.
• Ensure strong communication between transactional payroll team, and UK Finance Business Partners.
• Any other task allocated by the Head of Payroll.

Required Education and Experience:

• Newly qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) /qualified by experience.
• A team player with experience of working in an SSC would be an advantage.
• Must have a good understanding of UK pay and payroll related accounting.
• Excellent Excel skills and experience of managing large data sets.
• Ability to manage own workload and prioritise effectively and experience of meeting tight month end deadlines and working under pressure.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience of designing and delivering process improvements.
• Experience of providing services to multi-site and multi-service businesses.
• Great Plains experience preferable but not essential.

KPI’s:

• On time month end close.
• Balance sheet reconciliations completed on time and to an acceptable standard.
• Quantum and value of month-on-month payroll correction adjustments.
• Quantum of SOx failures/issues.
• Stakeholder feedback

Behavioural Competencies:

1. Attacks goals and objectives with drive, energy and enthusiasm;

2. Proactive approach to work and uses own initiative to implement improvements;

3. Embraces new challenges, is hand on and gets things done;

4. Sets high standards of work for self, and consistently achieves these;

5. Listens attentively to others’ perspectives and provides constructive feedback and coaching;

6. Exhibits and lives the Group’s core values:

a. Focus for disciplined growth;

b. Integrity to earn the trust of others;

c. Respect for all people with whom we deal;

d. Excellence in everything we do.

Our commitment to you, once you join our team, is to foster growth and provide developmental opportunities to ensure you reach your utmost potential.

We are looking for the most committed and reliable individuals who possess the knowledge, skills and experience needed for their roles.

In return we can offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, a competitive pension scheme and a rewarding career in an award-winning team.