Finance Manager

Ann Pettengell; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Job description

Please get in touch if you would like to discuss this role.

Due to retirement, our client is looking to fill the role of Finance Manager. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will be responsible for all accounting operations for the company. This includes coordinating payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, VAT returns, preparing monthly reports, and providing financial analysis when requested. You will also be responsible for the accounting function of the organisation’s sister company also based in Cambridge.

You must have proven experience as a Finance Manager or a similar role, with a solid understanding of accounting processes and financial reporting. You must be a competent user of online systems and software packages, have excellent organisational skills, and the ability to report financial information clearly.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a part-time role, working 20-30 hours per week (flexible across the hours of 9-5 Mon-Thurs). The position is to start from April ’25, and a full handover with the current postholder will be provided. The role will be office-based in Cambridge (CB4), where parking is available.

Key Duties

• Input of weekly hours to outside payroll service for wages and monthly for salaries.
• Upkeep of personnel records, including wage rates, holidays, sickness, contracts, etc.
• Keeping records of Workplace pension contributions and completing monthly input to pension provider.
• Checking Tax & NI figures and monthly input to HMRC.
• Assisting with production of invoices and inputting to system, sending monthly statements, input of receipts, and addressing overdue account escalations.
• Input of invoices and making payments as necessary.
• Checking of utility bills.

Bank Reconciliations

• Check Sterling bank statements daily, reconcile weekly, and conduct trial balance at month end.
• Checking of US dollar bank account transactions.

Nominal Ledger

• Inputting journals as necessary and reconcile at month end.
• Intrastat and EC sales input.
• Recording information for input of reports to HRMC at month end.

VAT Returns

• Recording information monthly and agreeing each quarter for input to HMRC using MTD.

Year End

• Produce end of year reports for use by external Auditors.

Ad-Hoc

• Responding to customer queries.

Key Skills and Experience

• Demonstrable bookkeeping/accounts experience.
• Competent user of accounting software (experience of Pegasus accounting package is desirable).
• Proficient in MS Office including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• A confident communicator in both written and verbal formats.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Self-motivated, ability to work on own initiative and with minimal supervision.

To apply for the role of Finance Manager, please send a copy of your CV in MS Word, together with a covering email outlining your preferred working days/times.