Description:
Heyland Recruitment are working exclusively alongside this established yet growing engineering and construction business as they look to recruit an experienced Accounts Office Manager to join the head office team in Frodsham. You will be required to take responsibility for the day-to-day financial processes, ensure that the company is compliant with industry and accounting standards and provide a business support function to the wider business.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting
- Sales and purchase invoicing with regular bank reconciliation.
- Credit chasing and regular liaison with clients.
- Sub-contractor organisation and payment review.
- Negotiate and manage annual contract renewal terms.
- Supplier organisation and payment reports.
- Quarterly VAT reports and submission
- Payroll processing including end of year and P60s.
- Compile reports and information for external accountants and management team, at year end.
Financial Reporting
- Complete weekly sales and supplier payment reports, cash flow spreadsheets, management accounts (P&L), monthly Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and sales forecast reports.
- Compile any other weekly and monthly reports to senior management as required.
- Update company monitoring spreadsheets.
General
- Staff meeting organisation and follow up.
- Business support to keep the office functioning (ensure events in the diary take place (car MOTs, road tax etc), purchasing stationery, purchasing stamps, premises expenses etc.
- Keep company policy & risk assessment documentation up to date and all in the same format.
- Maintain file ID and documents held list.
- Oversee the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and company gifts for clients.
- Oversee cleaning contract and maintenance of the premises.
- Work on any other projects as required by the Management Team.
Required Skills / Experience
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- 4 years knowledge of bookkeeping
- Good working knowledge of Excel and /or Powers BI
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to productively work alone.
- Well-developed problem-solving skills.
- Confident with the ability to communicate with effect.
- Discretion with financial/sensitive information.