Finance Officer

Job Description

Finance OfficerLocation: LeicesterSalary: £26,000-£28,000 DOEHours: Mon-Fri, 37.5 hours a week, with early finish on Fridays Permanent VacancyAre you an experience Finance Officer seeking a new challenge within a growing business Do you have experience of financial accounting Are you able to prepare management accounts If so, this might be the role for you.Flowers Associates are working with a growing manufacturing SME business with an annual turn over of £6.7 million who are seeking a Finance Officer to assist the Finance Manager.The Role:Assisting with the robustness and completeness of all financial transactions to TB level and assisting with ma agreement accounts reporting month end for all group companies, in the UK and USA as well as being the go to for escalated accounting queries.The successful Finance Officer will be responsible for but, not limited to the following duties: Responsible for the fixed asset register and depreciation charges Record accurately and efficiently the accruals and prepayments UK Assist the Finance Manager with balance sheet reconciliations UK Assist in the preparation of UK accounts to TB Line Responsible for the preparation of accounts to TB Line USA To produce weekly payroll BACS and associated paperwork for approval, ensuring appropriate authorisation and checking timesheets for completeness. Reconcile the holiday pots on a monthly basis so at the end of the holiday year balancing holiday payments are correct based upon claims and accrued holiday for the year To reconcile and oversee the petty cash (including foreign currency advances) utilised for the business, ensuring authorisation and documentation are in line with policies To process credit card expenditure and personal employee expenses through the portal checking the cost and VAT split against uploaded receipts, and to chase and escalate any overdue costs Responsible for RGR reconciliation and reporting Record accurately and efficiently the E-Commerce sales and receipts in Microsoft NAV, reconciling back to the E-Commerce platform and accounting for any differences to ensure completeness Where transactions are automatically driven from the E-Commerce platform into NAV, performing regular reconciliations to ensure that any differences are identified and resolved To assist with customer debt collection and 7-day letter generation in conjunction with the Accounts AssistantCredit Control Provide limited holiday cover for Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger Assist in the completion of National Statistics information To assist with the production of evidence as required in the audit deliverables listing and to assist with any queries before, during and after the audit visit To administer company credit cards and company mobile phones To maintain efficient document flows and systems to ensure that items are processed as efficiently as possible To professionally handle queries from internal and external contacts, directing them to other team members if requiredThe ideal Candidate:Will be an experienced accountant looking to work within a SME business, as number 2 to the Finance Manager/FC. The ideal Finance Officer will hold AAT qualifications and have practical experience within a similar role, dealing with financial duties up to TBLine. It would be preferred if the candidate has experience of running payroll from beginning to end (not outsourced) and excellent Microsoft Excel skills (Formulas, Pivot Tables and V-Look ups) as well as financial software packages. The ideal Financial Officerwill have high attention to detail, strong organisational skills and be a professional communicator.Additional Information: Holidays: 20 days, 4 days for Christmas shut down and bank holidays Hybrid working (of up to 3 days at home) once competent Workplace PensionRough Location Information: Roughly a 2.5-mile drive from Leicester City Centre Accessible by public transport