Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

This exciting new role will involve a combination of financial transactional work as well as an oversight of the site finance with some reporting and analysis elements to the role and the role will also play a key role in supporting the implementation of a new business system for the site.

• Oversight of the Cash of the business including but not limited to
  • Ensuring cash transactions are reconciled and updated to the ledger on a daily basis
  • Preparing monthly bank reconciliations
  • Preparing and managing rolling 3 month cash forecasts
  • Preparing the quarterly VAT return for the business
• Overseeing the Accounts payable ledger ensuring transactions are kept up to date and reconciled to supplier statements. Preparing payment runs for approval.
• Oversight of Accounts receivable and Sales order control including order entry control, sales invoicing and credit control are all managed effectively.
• Preparation of draft monthly accounts including but not limited to
  • Accruals/Prepayment preparation and journal posting
  • Fixed asset register maintenance - updating for additions/disposals/Posting monthly depreciation journal
  • Generating monthly margin report including investigation of variances to budget
  • Investigating and explaining overhead spend variances to budget
  • Generating draft month end PL/balance sheet/Cashflow - sign off by Controller to finalise
• Support the Annual budget preparation
• Other ad hoc tasks and support for the business

Required Skills / Experience;

• Extensive experience in general accounts
• Good attention to detail
• Intermediate level Excel
• Experience of finance elements of ERP system
• High integrity with the ability to manage confidential information/cash handling
• Flexibility to support ad hoc tasks
• Ability to work within a team environment
• Experience in a Manufacturing environment ideal but not essential

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities