Job Purpose
To process the day-to-day tasks of the company accounting functions to ensure the accurate and timely management of the accounts. To assist the accountant in the processing of the monthly and year end accounting processes.
The jobholder may also be required to carry out other duties within their capability as needed by the Company.
Reports To: Managing Director
Main Duties
• Produce, issue and track sales invoices and update the sales ledger
• Process purchase orders/invoices and update the purchase ledger
• Credit control
• Preparation of timely and accurate monthly financial reports, including daily
cashflow management
• Banking and payments
• Expenses, credit cards and petty cash co-ordination and reconciliation
• Month end reconciliations & year-end preparation
• Monthly payroll & pension processing
• VAT – prepare & submit quarterly returns
• Identify process improvements and work with colleagues to maximise efficiencies
• Resolve queries with customers and suppliers re invoicing
Skills/Experience
• Previous experience working in a similar role in a small/medium business using factoring banking
• SAGE 50 accounts
• SAGE 50 payroll & pensions processing
• Attention to detail
• Confident in the use of Microsoft Excel and Word
• Excellent written and verbal English
• Able to work unsupervised and plan and organise own workload as well as part of a team
• Experienced in liaising with a variety of customers and suppliers
• Must have held a previous position of trust and maintained confidentiality and discretion.
• Must be responsive to business needs and work flexibly, as required.
• Supportive to other colleagues and experienced in working collaboratively across the business.
• Willing to undertake training.
• Must work to health & safety procedures in all aspects of the job.
• Must agree to a credit check for employment.
Location: 100% office -based, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire
(you will need your own transport)
Benefits: 33 days holiday per year, including bank holidays (full-time)
Car parking
Friendly small business that accommodates flexibility
Job Type: Permanent, part-time, Monday-Friday, initially 4 hours per day** 12noon-4pm (some flexibility on hours), full year
The company have been in business since 2004 and specialise in the provision of audio-visual equipment to education and corporate business.
Reason for vacancy: We are recruiting a part-time person to share the responsibilities of this role with our current Finance Manager who works part-time but wishes to hand over in the gradual lead-up to retirement.
We seek someone who can absorb the role content and learn current processes to confidently own this role.
**There may be an opportunity to increase contracted hours following the current post-holder’s retirement.
Send your CV and ensure you include a covering letter saying why you are suitable for this role to hr@proactiveav.co.uk
We aim to reply to all applications but should you not receive a response from us within 4 weeks of applying, your application has been unsuccessful.