Accounts Manager
I am delighted to be working with a family run group that is currently going through an exciting period of growth.
They are keen to recruit an Accounts Manager to join their Finance team in Darlington.
Duties/Responsibilities:
As the Accounts Manager you will be responsible for:
HMRC reporting
- Designated responsible person in the business for all HMRC related processing:
o VAT - Preparation, submission, and reconciliation of the VAT return
o Expenses policy – development and operation of a HMRC compliant company expenses policy.
o P11d - preparation and submission of all P11d's for the group.
o PSA - preparation, submission, and ongoing development of PSA return.
o National Statistics – coordination of various returns
- Management and supervision of 3 members of staff to maximise efficiency and effectiveness of the team.
- Support with process and systems improvements to improve insights and outputs to the business.
Core transactions
- Oversee all the transactional elements of the accounts to support the management account's function including commenting and highlighting anomalies or areas of concern.
- Manage the Finance team to deliver a consistently high standard of processing across:
o Purchase ledger processing
o Supervise the purchase ledger to ensure strong coverage of supplier statement reconciliations are completed.
o Sales ledger processing
o Supervision of housekeeping across the ledgers to ensure correct allocations and matching.
o Monitoring, management, and timely resolution of any aged balances
- Preparation of monthly payment run and associated ad-hoc payments during the month.
- Support collection and reconciliation of group park fees and residential fees collection following annual increase.
Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Overall control and reconciliation of balance sheet and supporting reconciliations. Including but not limited to:
o Daily bank reconciliations
o Maintain Fixed Assets Register
o Oversee and maintain Customer Deposits register for MCP which can be more than £500k.
o Intercompany reconciliations.
o Unauthorised purchases
o Oversee commission reconciliation for insurance commissions.
o Calculate supplier rebates due to accrue accordingly.
Annual Audit
- A key member of the team to oversee the annual audit for the business and any associated companies.
- Preparation of appropriate schedules and supporting documentation to enable a smooth and efficient year-end.
- Liaise closely with the auditors - both during field work and remotely as required.
Other
- Support the Management Team as and when required.
- General ad-hoc duties of a similar nature to support the running of the business.
- Review existing office suppliers for head office and general procurement improvements.
Benefits include:
As the Accounts Manager you will be entitled to:
- Salary – £35,000 circa.
- Holidays up to 25 (+8 Bank holidays)
- 5% pension contribution
- Company Discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme and Benefits Portal
- On Site parking (fully site based role)