Job Title: Treasury Financial Accountant
Location: The Holkham Estate, Wells-next-the Sea
Salary: Competitive depending on experience
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
The Holkham Estate comprises 25,000 acres in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) on the beautiful north Norfolk coast. At its centre, Holkham Hall is the family home of the Earl and Countess of Leicester and one of the ten Treasure Houses of England, with its grand interiors and remarkable art collections.
The hall itself is only a small part of the visitor attraction. Holkham’s visitor and leisure businesses generate over half of the Estate’s income, a reflection of the amazing opportunities presented by the remarkable beauty of Holkham Park, two of the UK’s very best beaches and the largest privately managed National Nature Reserve in England. The estate has the resources and the ambition to see continued investment into its visitor and leisure facilities and its education, entertainment and events programmes.
Holkham is a major regional employer with a team of over 250 which rises by a further 75 in the summer tourism peak season. In the last 12 months Holkham has been awarded one of only 14 Gold Awards in Visit England’s Visitor Attraction scheme, 5-star awards for its holiday park and inn, as well as Best Large Visitor Attraction in Norfolk and Suffolk, the top award for Customer Care in Norfolk, and runner up for Best Employer.
Holkham is regarded as one of the most innovative and diversified rural estates in the UK. Complementing the visitor and leisure businesses, Holkham has extensive farming operations, around 280 let properties (residential, commercial and agricultural), house-building projects, renewable energy schemes, forestry, and a national profile for pioneering work in nature conservation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage internal treasury function to ensure funds are available to meet the operational needs of the business units while minimising overdraft charges
- Own the Estate-wide cash-flow forecast and work with FD to anticipate overdraft and term loan requirements
- Maintain existing strong relationships on a day-to-day basis with the Estate’s bankers
- Work with the FD in preparing consolidated reports for Senior Managers and Board meetings and on various tax-planning projects
- Work with the Estate’s auditors to generate tax and capital allowance adjustments to inform year-end financial accounts
- Play a pro-active role improving systems, processes, and controls
- Oversee compliance reporting and draw down expertise from the Estate’s auditors to maintain current best practice in the compliance programme
Personal Qualities
- Qualified Accountant, and likely to be a graduate who qualified in professional practice
- Proven ability to understand and work with accounts from multiple businesses; experience of year-end reporting and working with audit teams
- Highly proficient with use of standard accounts package and Excel
- Hard-working; manages multiple tasks to meet deadlines; works effectively alongside colleagues and independently; operates to high standards; instinctive integrity
The successful candidate will report to the Finance Director and sit at the centre of the finance team, managing treasury, consolidation, financial accounts preparation and compliance.
The role is envisaged as a full-time, permanent appointment with a salary to attract the best candidates. Salary will be dependent on experience.
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Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of: Treasury Assistant, Treasury Finance Administrator, Accounts Treasury Assistant, Accounts Assistant, Financial Assistant, Accounts Administrator, Administrator, Finance Clerk, Finance Administrator, Accountant, Accounts Payable, Accounts Analyst, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliation Clerk, Credit Control, Finance Assistant, Finance Executive, Bank Reconciliation Assistant, Treasury Officer may also be considered for this role.
