Finance Manager / Management Accountant

Job Title: Finance Manager/Management Accountant
Salary: £50,000

Location: Remote, with office attendance required once a month

Are you an experienced Finance Manager/Management Accountant looking for a new challenge? Join our client’s team and take charge of their financial operations, driving efficiency and growth. As Finance Manager/Management Accountant, you will play a pivotal role in managing their financial systems and processes, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.

Benefits

• Pension Scheme
• 25 days leave + Bank Holidays
• Additional day off for Birthday
• Healthcare Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 24/7/365 Employee Support
• Mental Health Support and Wellbeing
• Employee Rewards and Recognition
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Discounts at over 900 retailers
• Company Events

Key Responsibilities

As Finance Manager/Management Accountant, you will:

• Work closely with all departments and be responsible for the day-to-day running of the financial systems and processes.
• Build strong relationships with internal staff, suppliers, subcontractors, and clients.
• Oversee the full financial cycle, providing key financial information to assist with tendering, setting up accounts, monitoring PO numbers, invoicing, and payment.
• Report directly to the CFO, receiving strategic guidance and support from external accountants.
• Manage daily finance functions and identify the need for additional resources as the company grows, training and managing a finance team.

Management Reporting

• Liaise with internal departments to create invoice expectations for clients and subcontractors.
• Ensure all invoices/payments are fully reconciled on Xero daily for real-time reporting to the CFO.
• Analyse current expenditure and provide key information for budget setting.
• Produce cost reports for R&D claims.
• Monitor client accounts to ensure invoicing is within issued PO numbers.
• Assist the CFO with financial presentations at monthly board meetings.
• Provide ad-hoc financial reports for tendering.

Payroll

• Run monthly payroll for 30 permanent, salaried staff, including HMRC, PAYE submissions and reporting.
• Issue payslips and handle payroll queries.
• Calculate and issue P11Ds, P60s, and P45s with relevant HMRC submissions.
• Administer sick pay and approve expense claims in line with the company expenses policy.

Sales Ledger

• Ensure accurate client setup and maintain up-to-date information.
• Request PO numbers for new orders, track them internally, and resolve issues.
• Prepare and send monthly invoices.

Credit Control

• Reconcile client payments on Xero and send payment reminders.
• Resolve invoicing queries and escalate unresolved issues.

Purchase Ledger

• Ensure accurate supplier setup and complete necessary documentation.
• Check supplier invoices for VAT compliance and resolve discrepancies.
• Post invoices to Xero and ensure correct account application.

VAT

• Prepare quarterly VAT returns for external accountant approval.

Accounts

• Work with external accountants to provide necessary information for statutory accounts preparation.

Key Experience

• Able to express yourself clearly and be easily understood orally and in writing, able to build effective, collaborative working relationships with colleagues
• Open to different and new ways of doing things, developing and supporting the introduction of new and improved methods, processes, technologies and ways of working
• Able to prioritise workload and tasks effectively
• Willing and able to respond to changing circumstances and expectations readily
• Driven to complete projects to a high standard whilst meeting required deadlines
• Thorough in accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved, no matter how small.

Join our client as Finance Manager/Management Accountant and make a significant impact on the company’s financial success!