Accounts Administrator / Office Manager

Michelle Denny Recruitment
You ll be the trusted accounts lead in a family-run business where decisions are fast, and your work makes a visible difference. It s 100% office-based on a working rural site (you ll need to drive), with a close-knit team and real ownership.

What you ll be doing:

• Purchase & sales ledgers: invoice entry, coding, supplier queries, payment runs, and credit control for overdue receipts.
• Bank reconciliations and VAT returns (monthly/quarterly as required).
• Payroll & pensions: prepare monthly payroll, HMRC submissions, starters/leavers, and staff records.
• Support management accounts: journals, simple reports, tidy month-end packs for the Directors and external accountants.
• Equipment finance admin: obtain quotes, raise POs, process agreements and reconcile to accounts.
• Insurance: maintain schedules, renewals, basic claims admin and policy updates.
• Maintain contract/stock ledgers (e.g., crop sales) and ensure clean audit trails.

Office operations:

• Maintain registers for vehicles, equipment and compliance paperwork.
• Prepare staff contracts and documentation; keep HR files accurate and confidential.
• Use Excel/Word to streamline forms and reporting; suggest sensible ways to make admin easier.
• General office support to Directors
• Supplier/customer calls.

What you ll bring:

• Solid experience as Accounts Administrator / Accounts Assistant / Accounts Clerk / Office Management (end-to-end purchase & sales ledger, VAT, bank recs; payroll exposure).
• Comfortable in Excel and an accounting package (Sage/Xero or similar).
• Clear, friendly communicator with strong attention to detail.
• A driver with access to a car (rural location; on-site role).
• Background or interest in a rural/operational environment is a plus, happy to learn the sector specifics.

What you ll receive:

• £35,000 £40,000 (DOE)
• Full-time Monday Friday
• 28 days holiday including bank holidays
• Report directly to the Owners (supportive, family culture)
• Parking on site; be at the heart of the operation

How to apply
Send your CV to Michelle Denny Recruitment, we look forward to speaking with you.