Finance Supervisor

Reed Accountancy & Finance are delighted to be working with a well established client just outside of Morpeth who are looking for an experienced Finance Supervisor to join their team on a permanent basis.

Managing a team of 4 direct reports, your duties will include:

•        Overall responsibility of sales ledger activity ensuring all invoices are posted in a timely manner

•        Responsibility for all credit control activities

•        Set up customer accounts

•        Supporting the collection of retention debts owed

•        Regular reviews of the sales order books

•        Overall responsibility of the purchase ledger activity ensuring all invoices are processed correctly and in line with company policies

•        Ensure all processing is carried out by deadline dates set to allow for a swift month end close

•        Seek authorisation of any Non-PO related expenditure

•        Management of all supplier payment runs and co-ordinating ad-hoc and urgent payments that are required to support the emergency nature of the business

•        Set up Supplier Accounts

•        Dealing with any escalated supplier issues

•        Regular ledger reviews for aged, unpaid balances

•        Overall management and co-ordination of the internal expenses processes and systems.

•        Review and authorisation of each companies’ weekly and or monthly payroll

•        Internal payroll reporting as required

•        Payment of Deduction from Earnings Orders

•        Provide backup payroll processing support to the Payroll Coordinator for planned holiday and unexpected absence

•        Preparation of month end unprocessed/disputed invoice schedules for accounting

•        Support the annual external group financial audit

•        Dealing with escalated customer/supplier queries

•        Co-ordination of finance filing / archiving etc. to ensure records are retained for the required retention period

•        Taking inbound external finance telephone calls between the hours of 12pm to 5pm

•        Work robustly to all of the policies and procedures within the accounts department

•        Maintaining confidentiality and communicating effectively with the wider team

•         Any other ad hoc tasks that may be required from time to time by the group companies

You will have:

•        Minimum 5 years’ experience working in a busy fast paced Finance role with supervision of other finance staff

•        Experience with end to end payroll would be desirable

•        Ideally will hold a suitable accounting / bookkeeping qualification (i.e AAT)

•        Experienced and confident user of all aspects of Sage 50 Accounts

•        Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Outlook and Excel

•        A resilient person, able to manage workloads to meet deadlines

•        Ability to work independently whilst adapting to changing priorities to meet the business needs

•        Ability to build positive working relationships with suppliers, customers and other members of staff

If this sounds like the right role for you - please apply today!