Citadel Source are supporting a well establish client in the North Bristol area to appoint a Credit Controller Supervisor to join friendly team. Our client is looking for a someone who demonstrate exceptional communication skills and have a brilliant attention to detail.

About you

You will have background in credit control, you will be assertive and be able to influence others with strong communication skills. Crucial requirements for this role include exceptional telephone manners, experience in training and managing staff, meeting monthly KPIs, and the ability to confidently handle customer enquiries. For the right individual this is a great opportunity to obtain further finance experience.

The Role

As a Credit Control Supervisor your role will include but not limited to:

• Providing coaching, guidance, and training to a team of Credit Controllers to ensure high-quality, efficient work is maintained in the accounts receivable department
• Provide accurate, timely, and accurate billing, collections, and reconciliations for a portfolio of customer accounts
• Assist with the monitoring and analysis of AR aging reports, identifying and addressing delinquent accounts, as well as coordinating with the team, customer service, and sales to resolve disputes
• Collect past-due accounts, refer accounts to solicitors, and send follow-ups to the wider business
• Present regular accounts receivable reports to management and provide insights and recommendations for improvement
• Establishing credit limits for customers, approving credit applications, conducting credit checks, and managing risk
• Responsible for leading bi-weekly debtor meetings with the team and reporting to the credit manager on the results

What the Client has to offer

• A salary level of £31,000 - £36,500
• Hybrid working policy (3 days per week for right candidate).
• Parking on site 
• Great benefits

Sound like a good fit?

For more information on this exciting opportunity please apply or reach out to Jesse Howes on jesse@citadelsource.com

Citadel Source are delighted to be partnering Exclusively with a highly acquisitive and progressive business based in Bristol to recruit an Credit Controller to report into the Credit Control manager.

This exciting opportunity is a newly formed role within the business and will be helping build/develop systems and processes within the function.  This role will naturally have a broad range of responsibilities and will support the Credit Control manager with helping the business through their next stage of growth.

About you

You will be an experienced professional with proven experience within Credit Control. You will have strong background operating within a fast paced and changing business environment and take pride in the standard of your work. You will be able to work effectively as both an individual and as a team.

The role

This role is key to the FC’s  plans to push the business forward and build a robust and scalable finance function which provides visibility and clear direction to the SLT.  The successful candidate will take pride in their ability to work to deadlines and thrive within a project/change environment.

As an Credit Controller, your role will include but not limited to:

• Follow end to end credit control processes
• Maintain and update clients accounts with BACS statements, remittance advice and credit card receipts
• Issue statements to customers and internal departments 
• Update cashbook and post to the system on a daily basis for UK & US payments 
• Complete credit searches on new credit applications received 
• Provide invoices and reports for the sales department and clients 
• Issue month end invoicing 

What the Client has to offer

• A salary level of up to £29,000
• Hybrid working policy (3 days per week for right candidate).
• Opportunity to be coached by a hands on, experienced and knowledgeable credit control manager 

Sound like a good fit?

For more information on this exciting opportunity please apply or reach out to Anna Wozniak on Anna@citadelsource.com

Citadel Source is supporting a well established client in the North Bristol area to appoint a Credit Controller to join a friendly team. Our client is looking for a someone who demonstrate exceptional communication skills and have a brilliant attention to detail.

About you

You will have a background in customer service and/or credit control, you will be assertive and be able to influence others with strong communication skills. Crucial requirements for this role include exceptional telephone manners, meeting monthly KPIs, and the ability to confidently handle customer enquiries. For the right individual this is a great opportunity to obtain further finance experience.

The Role

As a Credit Controller, your role will include but not limited to:

• Chasing due debts and verify ledger balances.
• To monitor and manage incoming queries and disputes.
• To review and allocate payments.
• Manage your own ledger with a monthly target of aged debt in mind.
• Build excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Query resolution via telephone and email
• When necessary, negotiating repayment plans with compassion for customers facing financial challenges

What the Client has to offer

• A salary level of £ 25,000 to £ 29,000
• Hybrid working policy (3 days per week for the right candidate).
• Parking on site 
• Great benefits

Sound like a good fit?

For more information on this exciting opportunity please apply or reach out to Anna Wozniak on Anna@citadelsource.com

Citadel Source are delighted to be partnering on an exclusive basis with Core Highways to recruit a Finance Business Partner/Analyst to further support the business on their next stage of growth.  This is a full-time opportunity working directly for the Group Financial Controller.

A little about Core Highways….

As a business, Core Highways is a known brand within their market, with a reputation as industry experts within the UK traffic management/highway maintenance market. They have seen significant growth over the past 5 years welcoming numerous strategic acquisitions within the group structure.

About you

This role is an excellent platform for someone who is not only financially literate but understands the value of financial analysis/modelling with a passion for continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will have a thirst to improve the businesses forward looking finance capability, whilst also continuing to automate, improve and offer valuable insight to finance/non-finance stakeholders. 

The role

This exciting opportunity will work closely alongside finance and non-finance stakeholders. This is a newly formed role which will be pivotal in pioneering the provision of accurate and useful financial information to the wider business.

This opportunity will require regular travel to the Torquay offices as well as visits to the Newport and London offices.

As the Finance Business Partner/Analyst, your role will include but not be limited to:

Business Support:

• Collaborate with various departments to understand their financial needs and provide analytical support.
• Assist in the preparation of business cases, financial proposals, and investment analysis.
• Support the implementation of financial systems and processes to enhance efficiency.
• Compliance and Risk Management:
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and internal policies.
• Identify and mitigate financial risks through thorough analysis and effective controls.
• Assist with internal and external audits as needed.

Desired Outcomes:

• Financial Analysis and Reporting:
• Analyse financial statements, forecasts, and budgets.
• Conduct variance analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives and business planning
• Data Management and Analysis:
• Collect, organize, and analyse large datasets to support financial decision-making.
• Develop and maintain databases, dashboards, and reporting tools.
• Use statistical methods and data visualization techniques to present findings.

Continuous Improvement:

• Stay updated with industry trends and best practices in finance and data analysis.
• Recommend and implement improvements to financial processes and reporting. 

Requirements

• Ideally qualified (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) with several years PQE.

• Proven experience in financial analysis, data analysis, or a similar role.
• Proficiency in financial modelling, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of data analysis tools and software (e.g., Excel, SQL, Power BI).
• Strong understanding of financial principles and accounting standards.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.

What the Client has to offer

• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• 33 days holiday per year – Inclusive of bank holidays
• Employee Benefits Hub – offering retail discounts, rewards and perks on over 1,000 brands
• Employee Assistance Program – providing free 24/7, professional and confidential advice on any issue both personal and work-related
• Free Wellbeing App – access to the latest in wellbeing support, for example, virtual fitness programs, help to stop smoking etc.
• Company competitions to win cash prizes
• CPD: support and training to develop your career and skills

Please note: this search is being managed exclusively by Citadel Source; all third-party applications will be forwarded to Citadel Source for review.

Citadel Source are delighted to be partnering on an exclusive basis with Norseland in Ilchester to recruit a Senior Finance Business Partner (commercial) to support the business in its next phase of growth, working closely with a high-quality Finance Director that any aspiring leader would want to learn from.

A little about Norseland….

Norseland are a £50m t/o leading speciality blended cheese supplier, manufacturing a variety of own-label and branded dairy and plant-based products for major supermarket retailers, food service and wholesale customers, both nationally and internationally.

About you

You will be a commercially minded business partner who enjoys working with non-finance stakeholders across the business, confident in using data as a tool to ensure the business stakeholders understand their position and can make effective decisions (bonus points if you love cheese).

The role

In this role, you will be partnering with the Sales Director, Brand Director, Supply chain/Logistics Director and Managing Director, acting as the conduit between the Leadership team and bridging the gap between supply planning and demand planning, ensuring the business is effectively managing the flow of product from cradle to grave.  The other Finance Business Partner focuses on the manufacturing and operational side, so this role is focused more on the commercial aspects.

Norseland has heavily invested in its data and systems, so a successful candidate will need to be able to confidently analyse that data and use it, presenting it to the business.

As the Senior Finance Business Partner, your role will include but not be limited to:

• Month-end reporting of sales volumes, revenue and margin to budget, forecast and prior year.
• Assist with the preparation of monthly board reporting.
• Review of sales volume and margin results with the sales team including investigation and understanding of sales and margin variances to standards.
• Business partner for the Sales team with the preparation of annual budgets and monthly demand forecasts.
• Review Weekly sales reporting compared to budget, forecast and prior year.
• Review sales pricing tenders and costings for new products or customer listings.
• Play a key role in delivering total business targets by driving revenue, gross margin and marketing investment of the total business.
• Using analytics and trends to identify operational drivers for financial variances and being able to use this information to influence Commercial, Operations and Supply Chain in generating efficiencies to create an optimal cost base.
• Simultaneously improve both gross margins and value we offer our customers.
• Translating strategy into short and mid-term financial and non-financial targets.
• Assisting with the definition of business metrics into reports and dashboards in Power BI to enable self-service performance information for stakeholders around the business.

Requirements

• Ideally ACA/CIMA/ACCA qualified
• Proven Finance Business Partnering experience, supporting the commercial side of the business, and partnering with the stakeholders in sales, marketing, supply chain, etc.
• Ability to analyse financial information and disseminate to non‑finance people.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build solid working relationships with stakeholders across the business.
• Demonstrable experience of working effectively as part of a team in delivering financial analysis and reporting to contribute towards effective management decision-making.

What the Client has to offer

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience).
• Hybrid working - circa 3 days a week to their office in Ilchester.
• Pension (13% with 9.75% employer contribution)
• Bonus opportunity (10%)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Private healthcare and dental
• Salary sacrifice scheme for an electric car

Please note: this search is being managed exclusively by Citadel Source; all third-party applications will be forwarded to Citadel Source for review.

Citadel Source are delighted to be partnering with a well-known Bristol brand, synonymous with the local area to recruit a new Senior Management Accountant for a large division of the business.  This newly formed role will allow full ownership over several divisions of a growing and highly acquisitive group whilst supporting on wider FP&A activity. 

About you

You will be a proven finance professional with a background of management accounting but also has a thirst for partnering with non-finance stakeholders and supporting on business cases. As this business continues to grow and develop, you will have the opportunity to expand your exposure to the wider organisation and group finance setup.

The role

A very varied opportunity for a candidate to both manage a ‘day to day’ month-end activity, but also support with wider business change/projects to improve the efficiency of the function.  You will have a strong eye for detail and be enjoy supporting through business partnering and data analysis and insigjht.

As a Senior Management Accountant, your role will include but not be limited to:

• Supporting the divisional senior management team in better understanding their financial position and improving financial performance.
• Managing, leading and developing a small team of finance professionals and ensuring the integrity of day-to-day finance and timely monthly management accounts
• Key relationship management of non-finance stakeholders to aid in transparency of financial information.
• Oversight of budgeting and forecasting process for the division
• Other ad-hoc duties as they arise.

What the client has to offer

• Salary range of £45,000 to £55,000
• Demonstrable progression path for quality candidates
• Excellent mentorship exposure
• Parking on site
• Other business-related perks

Sound like a good fit?

For more information on this exciting opportunity, please apply or reach out to Dan on dan@citadelsource.com. 

Citadel Source is delighted to be working on an exclusive basis with a leading, listed client, based in Bristol to recruit a Head of Payroll to be based in the Bristol office.

About you

The ideal candidate will be a person who has a passion for payroll and is looking to progress their payroll career whilst also having the ability to successfully lead, manage and influence a large team of 20+ payroll professionals whilst driving performance, providing opportunities for development and acting as a mentor. The successful candidate must have extensive payroll knowledge with experience in complex problem solving, a proven track record of communicating and ability to effectively work across internal teams supporting the payroll strategy.

The role

This is a hugely exciting role for a senior payroll professional, that rarely come up across the South West to truly lead and focus on improving an already sizeable and high-performing payroll team.  This role will be overseeing a complex business with both monthly and weekly payrolls.

As the Head of Payroll, your role will include but not be limited to:

• Business partner with the senior leadership team of the business entities
• Oversee the accurate and timely end-to-end payroll process covering a significant number of both monthly and weekly payrolls ensuring compliance to the company's statutory and contractual responsibilities and adhering to the embedded payroll controls framework.
• Lead weekly and monthly team meetings, looking at payroll performance, cascading information and offering support using knowledge of payroll best practice, ensuring standard processes and practices are maintained.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance and other teams to ensure seamless integration of payroll processes with other business functions.
• Manage payroll KPIs, analysing trends and using root cause analysis to identify opportunities for continuous improvements and enhancements to payroll operations and efficiency.
• Support the bi-annual audit with the external auditors providing data in a timely fashion through the agreed process.
• Be responsible for the GDPR compliance of the payroll team. Document, where necessary any payroll data breaches, analyse root cause, close any gaps and record any actions required by the team
• Manage the payroll strategy, vision and standardisation processes aligning the Manager's team strategy with the overall payroll vision.

What the client has to offer

• Competitive Salary
• 10% bonus
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid policy
• Discount on products

Sound like a good fit?……  

For more information on this exciting opportunity please apply or reach out to Jesse Howes on jesse@citadelsource.com

Citadel Source is recruiting for a full-time accounts payable clerk for a hospitality brand in Bristol City Centre.  This is a full-time, permanent role on a hybrid basis (3 days in office).

About you

You will be an experienced Accounts Payable Clerk reporting into the Accounts Payable Manager. You’ll be required to complete end-to-end accounts payable. The role demands a good communicator who is structured, numerate, determined, and able to take the initiative.

The Role

• Ownership of end-to-end purchase ledger process
• Processing supplier bills and credit notes
• Onboarding new supplier – completing credit checks
• Bank and Statements reconciliations.
• Supporting monthly completion of VAT returns
• Support month-end processes (posting journals and balance sheet reconciliations)
• Ad hoc finance-related activities

Requirements

• Experience in a high-volume Accounts Payable function
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• European stakeholder experience
• NetSuite experience (desired)

What the Client has to offer

• A salary level of £26,000 to £29,000
• Flexible hours and hybrid working.
• Study Support

Sound like a good fit?

For more information on this exciting opportunity please apply or reach out to Jesse on jesse@citadelsource.com

Citadel Source are delighted to be partnering with a highly reputable Bristol business to recruit a FP&A Manager.

As the business continues to grow and develop, the systems and processes need improvement and optimisation. You will work directly alongside the CFO and Finance Director to help ensure that the finance function is fit for purpose and creating valuable and accurate MI.

About you

You will be a hands-on, detail-oriented accountant with an eye for detail. You will likely come from an reporting/FP&A background within a sizeable business setup. The role will help support decision making across the business through the provision of accurate budgeting/forecasting.

You will enjoy modelling and enjoy making improvements to systems and processes. You will also enjoy building relationships across the wider business

The role

This role is a newly formed role which will form a pivotable part of a high performing finance team. You will work very closely alongside the Finance Director as well as the broader business.

As a FP&A Manager your role will include but not be limited to:  

• Adopt an approach of continuous improvement, diving into root cause solutions to improve process and procedures
• Responsible for management the Group Cashflow and Balance Sheet budget submissions.
• Manage the financial planning process, including preparing the annual P&L budget cycle, in year forecasts and monthly flash reporting processes, for senior management to review and approve.
• Work closely with the Finance Business Partners during the annual practice budget cycle
• Liaise with the Management Accounts teams to build accurate practice level cost budgets.

What the client has to offer

• Salary - £60-80k + benefits
• Company bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday + BH
• Hands on contract within an acquisitive SME environment
• 2 days office (Bristol) 3 days (home)
• Parking on site

Sound like a good fit?……  

For more information on this exciting opportunity please apply or reach out to Dan Morris at Dan@citadelsource.com

Citadel Source are delighted to be partnering on an exclusive basis with Careismatic Brands. Careismatic are looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner to further support the business with their international logistics and operations. The businesses is undergoing impressive growth and this role will bring rigour and control to the businesses back office function. This is a full-time and remote opportunity working directly for the International Finance Director.

A little about Careismatic…..

Careismatic Brands is the world's leading healthcare apparel company. With our lead Brand - Cherokee; we have a wider portfolio of Owned and Licensed Brands which include Healing Hands, Med Couture, Medelita and Dickies. Successfully trading across 75+ International Markets across the Americas, EMEA and APAC; the business is investing in scaling up its International team to drive sustained growth. The business sells through intermediate Distributors, Retailers and Suppliers, who in turn sell through Retail, Online and B2B sales teams. We also sell direct through Marketplaces. Our principal marketplace is Private Healthcare with extended reach into Beauty and Other Sectors. 

About you

This role is an excellent platform for someone who is not only financially literate but enjoys supporting broader logistics and operational areas of the organisation. You will enjoy building and developing relationships with non-finance stakeholders and driving commercial decision making.

The successful candidate will have a thirst to improve the businesses forward looking finance capability, whilst also continuing to automate, improve and offer additional control and financial rigour where applicable. Experience in distribution, or supply chain industries would be useful.

The role

This exciting opportunity will have oversight of the finance function, building capability within financial reporting, budgeting, and financial analysis and developing a best in class finance function to support the Finance decision making. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving the company's logistics strategy forward, ensuring that all financial operations align with the company’s goals and enabling the businesses continued growth.

As the Finance Business Partner your role will include but not be limited to:

• Commercial and financial management of International Logistics
• Building a scalable logistics footprint optimizing Distribution Centre investments and 3PLs partnerships
• Working with shared services to establish, maintain and manage International KPIs for service delivery
• Partnering with Distribution, Logistics and Customer Services to create a market leading service proposition
• International assortment forecasting / demand planning
• Ownership of the customer journeys for International end-to-end Operations
• Developing close working relationships with peer group both in International and Shared Services
• Build appropriate communications and planning on business performance and project delivery outcomes
• Adherence to global standards and norms, managing compliance and technical support as required
• Highly engaged at a customer level; market visits, tradeshow attendance, customer engagement are all key

Requirements

• Ideally qualified (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) with several years PQE
• Experience managing Logistics & operations, ideally in International Markets
• Contract management and negotiation experience
• Working in a matrix environment with both Direct and Indirect reporting requirements
• Self-motivated, highly organized and a strong communicator is key
• Solid International experience, ideally in a B2B or Consumer led business
• Broad technical operational skills, strong and adaptable, tenacious individual
• Ability to work well with others, fast-paced, high-energy, team-oriented environment
• Working from home but willingness to travel Internationally as required for the role

What the Client has to offer

• Competitive salary (dependant on experience)
• Remote working
• Pension
• Bonus opportunity (10%)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays