The Business

This owner-managed SME is a manufacturing business with a long history which supplies to multiple industries, primarily Oil & Gas. All product research, design, testing, development and manufacturing is carried out at the head office facilities in Accrington.

The Role

Following a recent resignation in the finance team, the FD has decided to replace the Management Accountant position with a Finance Assistant role as the FD now has more time to handle month end duties.

He's ideally looking for someone to work 20 hours a week across four days (Mon-Thurs), with the flexibility to choose start and finish times to fit around personal commitments. The role will involve a mix of tasks including maintaining both ledgers, managing expenses and credit control, bank reconciliations, petty cash, payroll preparation (for a third-party bureau), and journal entries (wages, petty cash, holiday pay). That said, they are open to considering candidates with more experience who could take on additional month-end responsibilities - so the remit can flex depending on the individual.

Duties

• Monitoring and managing the shared accounts inbox
• Preparing and posting journals
• Cashbook postings and completing bank reconciliations
• Administration of company credit cards and employee expenses
• Credit control, including liaising with credit insurers for credit limit decisions and chasing payments
• Preparation of payroll information for submission to a third-party payroll provider
• Managing petty cash transactions
• Full ownership of the purchase ledger process
• Wage reconciliations and associated reporting
• Preparing and processing the monthly payment run

Benefits

• Up to £30,000, but some flexibility if someone can support on more month end duties. This will be assessed based on the applicants capabilities.
• Enhanced pension
• Death in service
• 33 days holiday (including bank hols)
• Free parking
• Free EV Charging