Payroll/Finance Manager

Working in partnership with this highly regarded manufacturing group, we are looking for an experienced Payroll/Finance Manager.
 
You will be responsible for payroll, purchase ledger, credit control, cash books and other day to day financial activities for the Company.
 
What is on offer:

• Excellent salary dependent on experience
• 33 days holiday
• Life Insurance
• Pension (3% Company Contribution)
• Healthcare Scheme

Hours of work are: 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Thursday with one hour lunch break and 8.30am to 3.30pm Friday with half hour lunch break.
 
Key tasks and responsibilities:
Payroll

• Managing and processing three monthly payrolls and two weekly payrolls across four of the Group’s companies - dealing with starters, leavers and statutory payments and deductions
• Administration and processing of pension schemes including auto enrolment
• Month-end procedures including RTI reporting / Year-end procedures including P11d’s

Purchase Ledger

• Enter purchase invoices onto SYSPRO via the purchase order processing system.
• Match, batch and code invoices
• Reconcile supplier accounts to supplier statements / process supplier payment runs.
• Complete new supplier account applications
• Liaise with suppliers with regard to payments to ensure supplies are not disrupted

Credit Control

• Run sales invoices and credit notes
• Issue monthly statements to customers
• Post cash received (multi-currency)
• Liaise with customers and the sales team to ensure customers pay within terms
• Manage new customer account applications
• Maintain and monitor credit insurance limits on an ongoing basis

Cash Book

• Post cash book entries for all bank accounts / reconcile bank accounts to cash books
• Petty cash transactions

Key Skills:

• Experience of running a payroll, including Auto Enrolment, and experience of shift patterns, overtime, bonuses and advanced holiday pay
• Up to date knowledge of HMRC regulations and statutory requirements
• Experience of using Sage Payroll software would be beneficial, we use Sage 50 Cloud Payroll.
• Experience of running purchase and sales ledgers and credit control
• Ability to plan and organise own work load to ensure all tasks are completed in a timely manner
• Attention to detail and a pride in own work to ensure all work is completed accurately.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise tasks and develop good daily, weekly and monthly routines

Due to the high volume of applications we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Finlay Jude Associates Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.