Our client, an engineering design and build company based in Kettering, is looking for a Finance & Accounts Manager to join their team.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
1. Overseeing all financial control activities, including the review & analysis of monthly & quarterly numbers and disclosures. Providing the management team with accurate and comprehensive financial information to guide effective policy making and financial strategising.
2. Preparing monthly reporting for France. Providing external auditors with the necessary documentation and support. Taking care of tax preparation duties / liaising with external accountants for tax preparation. Preparing income statements, balance sheets, and other financial documents. Supervising the internal accounting team. Overseeing other aspects of financial operations such as bookkeeping and payroll management.
3. Preparing Cashflow Reports. Preparing Monthly Sage Supplier Import Spreadsheet. Preparing month-end & mid-month pay runs and uploading to the bank. Checking costings to ensure invoiced correctly.
4. Liaising with funders for finance opportunities. Monitoring and tracking customer payments. Ensuring overdue payments are chased. Processing & reconciling incoming payments. Reconciling bank statements. Processing EU invoices in Sage. Compiling monthly payment/€uro exposure data for budgeting and forecasting purposes.
5. Checking and matching C88 statements from HMRC, requesting relevant paperwork as required. Preparing a monthly aftersales report to ensure sales orders and jobs are invoiced out. Reconciling supplier accounts against Sage. Any other duties as required.
Experience and Qualifications
1. Good interpersonal skills.
2. Proficient in Word & Excel.
3. Ability to work well in a team.
4. Excellent written & verbal skills.
5. Management & leadership skills.
6. Excellent organisation & time management skills.
7. Thorough understanding of company procedures.
8. A practical understanding of management accounting principles & techniques.
9. Solid knowledge of standard accountancy and finance best practices.
10. Strong analytical skills to effectively analyse financial reports.
11. In-depth knowledge of budgeting and financial forecasting.
12. Excellent telephone manner.
13. Experience in Sage 50 Accounts.
14. Level 3 AAT qualifications.
This role is office-based Monday to Thursday 08.00Hrs to 17.00Hrs & 08.00hrs to 14.00hrs on Friday.
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