Senior Bookkeeper/Accounts Manager - To £40K

Our client is a highly successful and expanding family manufacturing business. Due to ongoing growth they urgently require an Accounts Manager to take responsibility for a wide range of functions with the Finance Department. The successful candidate will be able to work closely with their External Accountant and also manage a small team.

This is a superb opportunity for someone to take on additional responsibility and to work with a growing company that will offer you the chance to build a long term career with a company that rewards excellence and achievement.

THE ROLE

· As Accounts Manager you will assume responsibility for co-ordinating the day to day operations of the business, specifically the administration, and finance functions and to ensure that effective support is provided to the entire management team.

· Manage the company’s finance and accounting functions including payroll

· Liaise with Government bodies and banks etc with regard to all legislative returns and communications (both financial and statistical).

· Ensure the company’s procedure in wages and salaries is effective and that all necessary records are maintained and all reports are forwarded to legislative body as required.

· Provide an effective Credit Control service to the company.

· Ensure good management of Cash flow.

· With the Managing Director, review and improve company procedures and systems and develop more effective approaches to management information gathering.

· Prompt analysis and resolution of supplier queries including the timely reconciliation of supplier statements;

· Management of the weekly/ monthly payment run, using manual and electronic payment systems as required; including but not limited to, production of cheques, remittances, notifications of invoices on query and postage to suppliers;

· Maintenance of Accounts Payable on the accounts system

· Receive incoming cash, cheque or BACS and process on to the system;

· Efficiently administer the collection of finances and the resolution of account queries, raising sales invoices and issuing credit notes;

· Day to day management of the front office.

THE PERSON

· Qualified Accounts Technician or a Part-Qualified Accountant with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience within industry

· Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

· Enjoys dealing with people and attending and contributing to weekly management meetings

· Excellent IT skills and Sage proficient

· Able to manage and motivate a small team

· Able to work closely with external Accountant to enable the smooth running of the Finance Function

· Enjoys working in a busy, varied environment

· Looking for a long term career with a growing company with the ability to take on extra responsibility as the role expands in the future

· Interested in continuous improvement and development of systems and processes.

SALARY

A Salary up To £40k (negotiable) will be on offer to the successful candidate.

TO APPLY

Please email your CV using the link below.

Alternatively, please contact Declan Rushe, Managing Director on zero seven five four zero four eight one seven six zero for further details. I am contactable any day up to 9pm so please feel free to call after normal working hours if that is easier.

Rushe Consulting Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency for this position.