Finance Executive part-time Hybrid

Job Description

Finance Executive (part-time/Hybrid) Meyer Scott Ref: VR/08503Salary: £26,000 per annum pro rataLocation: Fulbourn (moving to Fenstanton/St Ives area 2023)Type: Permanent Hybrid after training. Part timeOur client based in Fulbourn, are designers and manufacturers of industrial vacuum cleaners for customers worldwide.Running a small, but busy finance department.Reporting to the Managing Director. 50% office, 50% home. So, 2 days at home, 2 days in office.Main Responsibilities:

• Processing sales ledger - emailing sales invoices to customers, posting sales invoices and payments to customer accounts; emailing statements to customers
• Processing purchase ledger - posting purchase invoices to supplier accounts, making BACS payments to suppliers, dealing with purchase disputes, chasing up unfulfilled purchase orders with suppliers
• Processing payroll - processing payroll on a monthly basis; making BACS payments to employees; making PAYE and NIC payments to HMRC; Processing automatic enrolment pension payments through NEST
• Administering the pension scheme - administering the Companys automatic enrolment pension scheme through NEST; responsible for re-enrolment and implementing opt-outs, opt-ins, and changes as per current legislation
• Managing aged debtors - monitoring aged debtors; processing aged debtors through the companys debt recovery scheme
• Banking - reconciling the bank accounts on a daily basis; arranging for cheques to be paid in; managing and reconciling the petty cash; reconciling expenditure on company credit cards; updating exchange rates to Sage 200.
• Administering all aspects of the companys tax: reconciling and filing quarterly VAT returns through MTD; filing monthly PAYE and NIC returns through RTI; Ensuring corporation tax and Class 1 National Insurance liabilities are paid as required.
• Administering a USA-based branch of the business: raising purchase orders and sales invoices using Xero cloud-based accounting; filing state and federal annual returns to the appropriate US agencies; ensuring insurance and business services are renewedand updated as required.
• Liaising with the Companys accountants over annual returns, P60s, P11Ds and corporation tax
• Stock valuation: Preparing and reporting annual stock take
• Monthly reporting - preparing monthly financial reports for the Board of Directors

Measures of performance

• Aged debtors - age and size of debts minimised
• Supplier payments - managing cashflow to ensure all suppliers are paid as per their terms
• Sales ledger, bank and purchase ledgers reconciled in a timely manner
• Payroll completed on time and accurately

Person Specification

• Sound knowledge of financial control in a small company
• Must be confident in administering financial ledgers in a small company. Accuracy and ability to spot/rectify mistakes are essential.
• Excellent numerical and financial analytical skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work accurately and methodically
• Identify, plan, and implement ideas for efficiency savings in the Finance Department or companywide.
• Competent in using MS Excel and MS Outlook.

Qualifications:

• AAT, ACCA or qualified by experience
• GCSE English Language and Mathematics, grade C/5 (or equivalent)

Experience:

• Managing sales, purchase, and nominal ledgers through Sage 200 (or similar financial package)
• Processing payroll through Brightpay (or similar payroll package)
• Administering pensions through NEST

Benefits:

• 27 days holiday pa, including bank/statutory holidays. (Based on 4 working days per week)
• Company-wide profit-share scheme
• Death-in-service cover
• Corporate vouchers for eye tests, contributions to corrective eyewear (where required) and annual corporate flu vaccination vouchers
• Hybrid home/office working considered

Hours: 22-24 hours per week (days and times flexible by agreement) -would someone whowants school hours. Monday - Thursday 9 till 3. Hybrid role - 50% office, 50% home. So, 2 days at home, 2 days in office.

Keyskills :
Credit ControlPurchase LedgerSales Ledger