Job Details

Company Accountant/ Finance Manager - Maternity Cover

Sector:Accountancy

Region : Yorkshire & Humberside

Location: Leeds

Salary: £25,000 - £35,000

Job Ref.: 10022015

Job Information

Our client is a growing and successful company based in Leeds; they are recruiting for a Finance Manager to join the business.
As a Finance manager you will be required to:

Manage the accounts team (currently 4 x staff)
Produce management accounts.
Weekly / Monthly cash flow.
Working to deadlines to provide monthly / quarterly and annual accounts.
Oversee the training and development of the team.
Stay calm under pressure and able to prioritise an extensive workload effectively
This varied and exciting role, will report into the Managing Director and it will include the following duties:

Responsible for managing a busy accounts department.
Ensure timely reporting of all monthly financial information.
Monitor and analyse department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
Monthly company communication meeting.
Weekly and monthly cash flow management.
Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close.
VAT, debtor and creditor control accounts.
Use of Sage 200 and 50 accounts
Extensive use of Microsoft Excel.
To prepare monthly financial information and ensure the accuracy of financial data.
Input from and reconciliation of various systems to the financial information system
Correction of coding errors and allocation of cash in the company accounts
Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
Lead the development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
Leading a team of 3 accounts staff undertaking the following daily duties:-

Cashier function
Purchase ledger
Sales ledger
General ledger
Petty Cash
This is an overview of the role and not an exhaustive list of duties.

The ideal candidate must have the following: AAT L4 Qualified, minimum 2 years’ experience of working in an Accounts Manager role, educated to GCSE or equivalent standard in Maths and English, knowledge of Sage 200 and 50

The company is very well established and growing rapidly, to be considered for this excellent opportunity please apply online. Please note, due to the high amount of response, if you are not contacted in 3 working days you have been unsuccessful.