Job Description
You must have a suitable professional qualification and several years’ experience in a similar role to meet the expectations of the business and its customers.
The successful candidate must be a proactive and enthusiastic team player with an aptitude to identify and investigate all matters financial to ensure the safekeeping of the company’s assets.
Adherence to time scales is essential to provide the management with timely and accurate management information and data to assist in strategic decision making.
Understanding of all systems and processes is required and to then provide recommendations of improvements and efficiencies within the finance department as well as the wider business.
Main Responsibilities and Tasks:
Finance
1. To manage and have full awareness of all ledgers
2. Prepare, approve and post appropriate nominal journals
3. To ensure ledgers are closed promptly at the end of each month
4. To confirm stock cut off and to calculate and check the sales gross margin
5. Production of monthly management accounts and associated reports within agreed timelines
6. To review Sales Ledger balances and credit limits as required
7. Check and approve Purchase Ledger BACS payment runs
8. Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT Returns