ACCOUNTS MANAGER / EXETER - PERMANENT VACANCY
Location: Exeter
Job type: Permanent contract
Hours: Monday to Friday 08:30am - 17:00pm
Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 per annum
Hawk 3 Talent Solutions, operating as an employment agency, are currently recruiting for a Accounts Manager on a permanent contract based in Exeter.
A key part of the Finance team reporting directly to the Financial Controller. The role has overall responsibility for the management of Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable.
Finance / General Ledger Duties:
Assistance with the completion of the month end close-down for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
Acting as a link between Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable functions and the Finance / General Ledger functions
Maintaining standard processes across the team and the wider company and ensuring all processes undergo continuous improvement
Completion of the quarterly UK Vat returns
Provision of information to our third-party VAT specialists for preparation of multiple foreign VAT returns
Accounts Payable Duties:
Management of Accounts Payable Team and monitoring of KPI's including Aged Creditors, Stock & serviced received but not invoiced, percentage of invoice raised / paid via purchase order, errors encountered in the purchase order process and outstanding and open items in the ledger
Reviewing of priority payments generated for suppliers as and when required
Review of fortnightly BACS / SEPA runs
Working with the Management Accountant to maintain the landed costs matrix to ensure good purchased are recorded at the correct value
Supporting the resolution of outstanding purchase ledger and purchase order queries by liaising with internal departments and external vendors to ensure successful completion
Assisting internal and external audit queries
Reviewing of exports and imports to ensure duty / VAT is correctly accounted for
Accounts Receivable Duties:
Management of Accounts Receivable Clerk and the monitoring of KPI's including aged debtors and bad debtors
Supporting the resolution of outstanding sales ledger and sales order queries by liaising with internal departments and external customers to ensure successful completion
Assisting internal and extern audit queries
About you:
Practical and theoretical knowledge in the accounts payable and accounts receivable functions
Excellent knowledge of MS Office and intermediate to advanced use of Excel
Good communication skills
Ability to work on own initiative as well as a larger team
Be motivated and well organized
Good attention to detail
AAT qualification would be advantageous
Working knowledge of access / SQL / Power Query would be advantageous
Benefits:
6.4 weeks starting holiday
Free eye tests
Positive working environment
Pension scheme
Free onsite parking
Staff discount
To apply for this role, please submit your CV via the Apply Now button or contact Maria Thorne on (phone number removed) or email your CV (url removed)