Website Dot Partners
Job title – Accounts Manager
Salary – £35,000 FTE
Working hours – Full-time or Part Time (30 hours across 4 or 5 days)
Location – PRESTON. Hybrid, 1-2 days from home
Job type – 6 to 12 month maternity cover contract
What we think you’ll love:·
– A broad, hands-on finance role where you will take ownership of the day-to-day accounts function.
– Flexibility around working pattern, with full-time or reduced hours considered.
– A proper handover from the current Accounts Manager, giving you time to understand the role before taking over.
Your new company:
You’ll be joining a specialist environmental services business who are part of a larger group and offers a stable, practical environment where finance has good visibility across the business.
This role is to cover the current Accounts Manager during maternity leave. You’ll work closely with her during the handover period and with the Finance Director throughout the contract.
How you’ll spend your time:
- Preparing accounts up to trial balance and sending information to the Finance Director
- Completing VAT returns and CIS returns.
- Supporting weekly payroll for around 12 people.
- Supporting monthly payroll activity and sending payroll reports to the external provider.
- Preparing accruals and prepayments.
- Overseeing accounts payable.
- Completing bank reconciliations.
- Managing daily cash activity.
- Working with Navision/MS Dynamics, with the business due to move across to Xero.
- Learning the current Accounts Manager’s role thoroughly so the finance function continues to run smoothly during maternity cover.
This opportunity will be great for you if…
- You have strong bookkeeping experience.
- You are AAT qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience.
- You are confident preparing accounts up to trial balance.
- You have experience across VAT, payroll support, reconciliations and month-end work.
- You understand CIS, or are comfortable picking it up quickly.
- You are organised, accurate and comfortable taking ownership of a varied finance role.
- You are comfortable working on site for most of the week, with some hybrid flexibility.
- You can commit to a 6 to 12 month contract.
What’s next?
Our applications are picked up daily and we will be in touch if we feel you are a great match for this role.
If we don’t make contact this time, we will keep hold of your CV for 4 weeks after your application and contact you about any other suitable vacancies.
Alternatively, feel free to get in touch and let us tell you a little more about some of the other roles we are currently recruiting for.