Job Description

Main Duties/Responsibilities

The following provides a non-exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities that fall within the remit of the company accountant:

• Responsible for managing all financial and administrative operations for the business
• Overall control of sales, purchases, stock and nominal ledgers
• Production of monthly, and 6 Month management accounts and working with the GM and dept managers to provide information that aids business growth and improvement
• Production of annual accounts together with supporting schedules for audit
• Grain administration including recording harvest intake, paying members for grain and maintaining grain ledgers
• Monitoring daily bank & cash balances
• Annual cash flow projections
• Payroll including PAYE & benefits in kind
• VAT
• Completion of returns and questionnaires for government & other agencies
• Company pension scheme
• Maintain share registers & company database
• Administer and renew insurance policies
• Management & development of two FT admin staff
• Managing the operation and development of the company’s IT hardware and software (in conjunction with our external IT support contractor)

o Accounts package: Pegasus Opera 3 plus Opera XRL

o Microsoft Office 365 to include Outlook, Excel, Word & Access

o KCPOS till software

o Precia Molen GeneSYS weighbridge software

o SIP phone system

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The successful candidate will be self-motivated, pro-active and adaptable; a strategic thinker with the ability to envisage positive changes and who is ambitious in regard to their own personal development. The candidate will have: Essential Experience: • A professional accountancy qualification (ACCA / CIMA / CA) or will be part-qualified with experience • 5+ years of experience in a practical and responsible accountancy role • Experience of accountancy software (Pegasus Opera or similar) • Experience with all MS Office applications including trouble-shooting • People management experience, including training and development • Ability to develop and maintain excellent relations with colleagues and external contacts • High attention to detail and the ability to communicate information well • Ability to prioritise and manage workloads, meeting deadlines as required Desirable experience: • A degree or equivalent • EPOS experience • Previous experience of IT systems management and development (selecting and overseeing the installation of new hardware & software) • Experience of grain, agricultural supply, farming or retail environments