Finance & Administration Team Leader

Finance and Administration Team Leader

Skelmersdale

£34,840 depending on experience plus annual bonus

Great hours Monday to Friday, no evenings or weekend working

Full time permanent position

Finance Team Leaders! Come and build a successful career with us!

If you’re an experienced Finance Team Leader looking for a career in an established, friendly, fast-growing business, this is the role for you. We are Direct
365, a market leading company providing essential workplace products and services for small businesses, and we want to speak with you. Consider these questions.

• Do you enjoy working in Finance roles and have Team Leader experience?
• Do you also have experience in a contact centre or admin setting?
• Are you looking for a rewarding career in a secure company?
• Are you friendly, polite, reliable, and organised?
• Do you live near Skelmersdale (WN8 9RD
  )?

If you answered ‘Yes’, we want to hear from you! In this role, you can directly influence business success and really make a difference. You’ll guide, motivate, and develop our Finance Team and Admin Team to deliver a smooth efficient service. Your teams will cover Purchase Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Stock Control, Billing, Order Processing and Queries. Our team is friendly and supportive, and you can build a career here in a role you’ll enjoy.

Your finance experience will be truly valued here. You’ll develop existing connections across departments and with suppliers, ensuring the Sales to Cash process is slick and efficient. A keen eye for detail and great communication skills are key when looking after our accounts process, to deliver accurate financial accounting records for the business. This is a chance to make a difference in a role where you will be integral to our success.

Your role as Finance and Administration Team Leader at Direct
365:

• Lead accurate financial reporting, ensuring timely monthly and annual accounts for managers and key stakeholders.
• Oversee purchase ledger activity, ensuring invoices are processed, reconciled and period‑end reporting is delivered on time.
• Plan workloads, set team priorities and ensure financial deadlines are consistently met.
• Improve and maintain robust processes that protect financial data and support effective cost management.
• Manage accurate processing of invoices, payments, Direct Debits, cash allocation, orders, account changes and customer queries.
• Produce invoices, contracts and service agreements, raise credits and respond to subcontractor feedback.
• Coach and motivate your team, helping them achieve goals while delivering excellent customer service.
• Use key performance metrics to evaluate processes and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with colleagues to achieve business targets with a strong customer focus.
• Foster a positive team culture through regular 1‑2‑1s, team meetings and coaching sessions.
• Communicate business strategy, updates and expectations clearly to your team.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Finance role with Supervisor experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both written and verbal
• Good leadership and management skills, with a positive attitude at all times
• A keen attention to detail, strong level of accuracy and excellent numeracy skills
• A committed, proactive approach, with the drive to achieve targets and deadlines
• A positive mindset, able to prioritise, multitask and work well within a team
• Experience with Excel, BACS, the Direct Debit Scheme and SAGE 200
• Finance qualifications (in part or full) – AAT, CIMA, ACCA, Finance Degree, etc
• The admin team take customer calls, so contact centre experience is beneficial.

In return for your commitment and expertise in this role, you will get:

• A good salary of £34,840 depending on experience in a secure, successful company, plus an annual bonus
• No weekend or evening working – great hours Monday to Friday (37.5 hours a week)
• Amazing employee discounts with major supermarkets and retailers with
• Training available to expand your skills. We offer accredited ILM training through external and in-house training
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays (31 days in total), plus a Buy / Sell holiday scheme
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