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Location

Okehampton, Devon | United Kingdom

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Job description

Job Title: Finance Manager/Accountant

Location: Okehampton - Hybrid 1-2 days in the office

Hours: Full-time; Monday - Friday 08.30am -17.00pm

Contract: 10-month FTC to cover maternity leave

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 Per Annum (Dependent on experience)

Acorn by Synergie is excited to be recruiting an experienced Finance Manager / Accountant to join an innovative Engineering company on a 10-month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.

Scope of the role:

• Assist and support the finance and payroll function for the holding company and four subsidiaries.

Main responsibilities include:

Finance

• Cash Forecast - updating regularly and submitting weekly.
• Quarterly VAT Returns & updating VAT Tracker
• Bank Payments & Reconciliation
• Credit Card Management
• Raising Purchase Orders, Liaising with Suppliers, Placing Orders
• Supplier Invoices/Credit Notes - recording, inputting into Sage & ensuring payments are made.
• Sales Invoices / Credit Notes - raising, inputting into Sage & ensuring payments are received.
• Assisting with costings, quotations, and proposals
• Processing Grant Claims and assisting with costings and applications.
• Managing Debtor & Creditor Accounts
• Journal Entries - Accruals, Pre-Payments, Depreciation, Interest Charges, Deferred income, Holiday Accruals, Overtime Accruals, Work In Progress, Project Charges, Direct & Non-Direct Labour
• Month End Accounts - Trial Balance reconciliation, Balance Sheet Reconciliation
• Trial Balance to Management Account reporting
• Intercompany Invoicing and reconciliation
• Employee Expenses
• Stock Control / Management of Fixed Asset Register
• Timesheet Management

Payroll:

• Monthly Payroll Submission (Sage Payroll)
• Ensuring Overtime and Overseas payments are included.
• Pension Payments, Deductions
• New Starters / Leavers
• HMRC Payments
• Holiday Calendar (Excel & Sage Payroll)
• Maintain Staff Files - liaising with the HR department.

Reporting & Analysis:

• Timesheets analysis - Employee hours/costs against projects
• Project Reports - Profit or Loss analysis
• Labour Reports
• R&D Reports - help assist with R&D tax claims.

Projects/yearly:

• Year end audit preparation, managing audit questions.
• Year-end Accounts

Knowledge, skills and experience required:

• Extensive practical experience of management accounting and bookkeeping
• AAT Qualification or equivalent
• Excellent administrative and communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft office suite (including Excel, Outlook and SharePoint)
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Highly organised and proactive approach
• Ability to manage own workload effectively
• Work to tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment
• Problem solving
• Must hold a valid driving license and own transport as there will be the need for occasional travel to site
• Previous experience in a manufacturing/engineering environment would be advantageous but not essential.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 5% Employer Pension contribution
• Life Assurance (4x Salary)

If you are looking for a new opportunity, please send a copy of your CV to [email protected] or call 01271 343222 and ask for Jemma.

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Salary

£30k - £35k per annum