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Current Vacancies 

GROUP FINANCIAL CONTROLLER - Beith Office

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

This new role requires an outstanding commercial individual, with experience in International Operations, Foreign Exchange & Financial Markets, Acquisitions & Joint Ventures. You will have the opportunity to influence the group at board level.

Highly motivated, independent, and forward thinking. You will have a proven track record in managing a team, and also hands on experience of financial reporting. 

The Role

As Group Financial Controller, it will be your responsibility to manage the group's Finance & Credit Control Department, all financial processes, review costing models, stock costing, and provide high quality accurate financial reports to the Board. Support the management team through acquisitions & joint ventures, and advice and ensure compliance with any new regulatory & statutory requirements.   

Responsibilities 

  • Knowledge of Foreign Subsidiary Accounts.
  • Prepare Annual Budgets for the Group & assist in preparation of the Business Plan and other strategic plans.
  • Preparation of the Annual Accounts, liaison with auditors and tax advisors
  • Preparation of monthly Management Accounts, including Board and bank reporting
  • Liaising with regulatory bodies, financial institutions & Enterprise companies to maximise the group's financial position.
  • Maintain controls across the group
  • Oversee payroll function
  • Ensure staff are managed effectively

Experience:

  • You should be a qualified accountant ideally with at least 5 years post-qualification experience
  • Experience preparing statutory Accounts, Budgets and Forecasts
  • Team management experience is essential
  • Skilled project manager, who can review and improve procedures
  • Excellent IT skills will be required Excel, Microsoft Dynamics/AX

Please reply in writing with a covering letter & your CV to marketing@alliancewine.com

 

INSPIRING CUSTOMER SERVICE EXECUTIVE - Head Office  

You will provide best in class customer service which includes organising, co-ordinating and managing total demand to support the delivery of the commercial and operational goals whilst meeting customer expectations

Key responsibilities:

  • Build strong relationships with customers, providing best service experience at every opportunity through timely responsiveness, courteousness and proactive problem solving
  • Process sales orders, ensuring customer attributes are met in line with agreed terms of sale
  • Ensure documents are prepared accurately and in a timely manner
  • Support service improvement initiatives
  • Account management
  • Complaints management

 The successful candidate will have:

  • Customer service experience in a drinks environment (preferable but not essential)
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines in a high paced environment
  • Microsoft Office experience in Word, Excel and Outlook
  • Focused work ethic with attention to detail being of prime importance
  • Interest and passion for wine

Competitive salary

Please reply in writing with a covering letter & your CV to Linda McGowan, Head of Supply Chain linda.mcgowan@alliancewine.com

 
SALES OPPORTUNITIES - London and Scotland

Alliance Wine is a leading UK wine importer and distributor expanding due to solid growth in core sales channels over the last couple of years and is looking for the right sales people to grow the business further.

If you are dynamic, creative, hardworking with a love of wine & food, and are passionate about the business of wine, then one of these roles could be for you.

We are looking for:

  • Head of Corporate Sales - London
    • Minimum 3 years' experience in this sector
    • Proven track record of achieving targets
    • WSET Diploma or Level 3
    • London based

 

  • On Trade Sales - London  
    • Specialising in fine dining
    • Would consider a Master Sommelier looking to move to a sales role
    • Direct sales experience is not essential, but knowledge of London prestige accounts is essential
    • London based

 

  • On Trade Sales - London
    • Independent and regional group specialist
    • Minimum 3 years' experience of working in this sector
    • Proven track record of achieving targets
    • WSET Diploma or Level 3
    • Preferably London based

 

  • On Trade Sales - Glasgow
    • Experience of Glasgow On Trade essential
    • WSET Level 3 or above
    • Preferably Glasgow based

 

More information on each role available on application. Salary packages are competitive and based on experience.

Please reply in writing with a covering letter & your CV to Miriam.spiers@alliancewine.com.

Closing time for applications is end of April 2018.

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