Office and Finance Manager

Wigston Parva, Leicestershire
Vanilla Recruitment (UK) Ltd

We’re seeking an Office & Finance Manager to join a global manufacturing group. In this varied role you will have one direct report and oversee financial accounting, payroll, and HR, reporting to both the UK Managing Director and the Global Finance Director.

• £40,000 – £48,000
• Working hours Monday to Thursday 8.15am-4.45pm and Friday 8am-2pm
• Office based position
• 25 days annual holiday plus 8 bank holidays
• Life assurance x 3
• Statutory pension
• On-site parking

Duties and responsibilities:

• Daily bank reconciliations and journals
• Payment runs to both intercompany and external suppliers
• Multi-currency accounting and reporting
• Creating schedules and journals for prepayments, provisions and accruals
• Prepare monthly stock valuations and report stock movements
• Monthly revaluation of currency bank accounts to current exchange rates
• Review financial data and prepare monthly P&L, cashflow and variance analysis reports
• Prepare monthly financial analysis to budget and previous year comparisons including costs and variances
• VAT returns
• Year-end reporting requirements
• Work with external auditor for group audit requirements
• Completion of monthly payroll (including overtime and shift allowance calculations) on Sage
• Completion of payroll journals, pension information and submission of payments to HMRC
• HR duties including preparation of contracts of employment, new staff inductions, training plans and records, holiday and sickness recording
• Supervision and cover of Accounts Administrator

Skills and experience required:

• AAT, CIMA or ACCA qualified QBE will be considered
• Over 3 years experience within a similar role with 2 years minimum payroll experience
• Good working knowledge of Excel (pivot tables / VLOOKUP s) and Sage Payroll along with experience of working on an ERP system
• Technically knowledgeable along with good commercial acumen
• Team orientated, demonstrating loyalty and commitment to the Company and colleagues
• Demonstrates a growth mindset and an interest in seeing the role and business develop