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The successful candidate will be required to take responsibility for all aspects of finance within the company reporting directly to the Group Finance Manager. The role incorporates aspects of both financial and management accounting requiring practical experience in both.
The accounts produced would be for Dunkelman & Son Ltd and also the Dunkelman Pension and Assurance scheme. A closed defined benefit scheme.
37½hrs per week (based around 8¼hrs Monday-Thursday and 4½hrs Friday, we operate flexible working hours and staff are expected to attend work during core hours of 9:30am–4pm Monday-Thursday and 9:30am to 1pm Friday).
Holiday entitlement 23 days (rising to 27 with service) plus bank holidays.
Key Requirements
* The role requires an individual who is focussed on maintaining the accuracy of the data held within the ledgers and has the ability to interpret the data into meaningful reports for use by the management of the business.
* The successful candidate should be competent in the use of excel and be able to demonstrate using excel to interpret data, using a variety of formulae and functions, including pivot tables.
* A good understanding of sage particularly sage X3 is desirable. The ability to build new reports as required using the reporting software.
* The role will require someone to have a good understanding the business to be able to interpret data meaningfully. The successful candidate needs to be motivated and self driven to achieve this and should be able to demonstrate this from a previous role.
* This is very much a ‘hands on’ role, but the successful candidate also needs to be able to demonstrate they can step back from the detail when required to add value.
The successful candidate needs demonstrate the ability to get results from:
* Managing staff and delegating work within Finance.
* Developing relationships and working alongside staff from other departments.
* Developing relationships at different levels within the business from factory to Director.
Main Responsibilities
Managing the responsibilities of the Finance department on a day to day basis reporting to the Operations Director.
Reporting
* Produce Management Accounts on a monthly basis including variance analysis against budget and last year and full commentary of results and issues arising in the month for submission to Board of directors.
* Prepare monthly cash forecast and provide weekly updates on performance to forecast.
* Preparation of year end accounts and working papers for submission to auditors.
Analysis
* To analyse stock cost and investigate and resolve unusual variances to maintain accurate costing of all stock lines within ledgers.
* To reconcile actual monthly results with profit expectations based on costings held within the management system.
Nominal Ledger
* Preparation and posting of journals and maintaining accuracy of entries to nominal ledger.
* Reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis.
* Maintain schedules on a monthly basis of nominal ledger accounts for the year end audit.
* Review expense claims and maintain records of expenses for P11D purposes.
* Supervise maintenance and entries to sterling and currency cash books and checking reconciliations.
* Supervise the logging of invoices to the ledger and the internal authorisation procedures.
* Matching invoices to goods received documentation and following up queries with internal departments and/or suppliers.
* Accurately code and post invoices to the ledger (there will be some assistance provided with posting but the role will require a hands on approach)
* Raise regular payments to suppliers and obtain appropriate authorisation to meet supplier payment terms.
* Supervise the sales ledger/credit control assistant and all tasks relating to the sales ledger.
* Perform regular weekly reviews with assistant relating to overdue payments.
* Manage and advise the release or holding back of orders to the sales department where customers exceed the credit limit.
* During any absences it will be the responsibility of the Company Accountant to perform the duties of the Sales Ledger/Credit Control position.
Payroll
* Supervise the preparations of the weekly, monthly and pension payrolls. Performing checks to ensure accuracy before passing for authorisation.
* Reconciliation of PAYE and NI control accounts.
* Supervise year end payroll procedures and prepare annual returns.
* Prepare complete data for completion of year end P11D returns.
* Process payrolls accurately and on a timely basis in the absence of payroll personnel.
VAT/Duty
* Reconcile VAT control accounts on a monthly basis resolving all queries.
* Prepare quarterly VAT returns for authorisation and submit returns on line.
* Reconcile deferred duty payments and PVA reports with purchasing department reports of imports. (done by clear Fr8)
Other duties
* Organising stock takes with warehouse manager and producing stock count sheets
* Calculating and submitting the ERP waste packaging data online twice a year
* Downloading and preparing sales forecast file from sage X3 just before the month end. Collating therevised file from purchasing and uploading the new forecasts at the beginning of the month.
* Preparing customer price lists for upload into sage and uploading them.
* Negotiating renewals of Health insurance policy, company insurance, Energy contracts and Life Assurance.
Other Responsibilities
* Identifying training requirements of Finance department.
* Ensuring implementation of Health and Safety procedures within Finance department.
* Managing the policies and procedures within the Finance Department.
* Supervise and assist the Waproo accountant with Waproo and Waproo Property Holding accounts. (Australian Subsidiaries)
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Accounting/Auditing and Finance
* Industries
Manufacturing
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