Finance Lead

JR United Kingdom; Andover; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing business in Andover seeks a Finance Lead to manage their finance team. The successful applicant will oversee reconciliations, reporting, and accounts payable and receivable while ensuring financial adherence. This full-time onsite role offers a competitive salary and onsite parking.

Benefits

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• AAT/ACCA qualified, ensuring finance compliance.
• Strong Excel skills and problem-solving abilities.
• High professionalism and communication are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance transactional team providing accounts services.
• Reconcile bank accounts via SAGE and produce financial reports.
• Manage purchase, sales ledgers, and ensure timely payments.

Skills

Professionalism

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Experience with Microsoft Office Excel

Education

AAT/ACCA Qualified

Job description

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Our client is a successful and fast growing business, and they are looking for a Finance Lead to join their growing team based in Andover.

Job Purpose:

You will lead the finance transactional team in providing accounts services to the wider business. In so doing, ensuring adherence to administrative systems, procedures, and policies.

Main Accountabilities:

• Bank reconciliation – to reconcile via SAGE our bank accounts.
• Produce weekly/monthly reports for management.
• Support the preparation of the Management accounts with journal entries and general reconciliations.
• Purchase ledger – support the team to accurately process and match purchase invoices and credit notes for all suppliers
• Ensure all supplier accounts are kept up to date with regular reconciliations
• Ensure regular communication with our supply base to resolve any disputes
• Oversee month end payment runs ensuring timely payment allocations are made
• Sales ledger – support the team to accurately process sales invoices and credit notes for all clients in accordance with agreed schedules of rates
• Credit Control – lead the credit control function working closely with our clients (we operate with 12 primary clients) to ensure timely settlements of accounts
• Support completion of the monthly payroll run
• Equals credit card (expenses) – to process receipts and reconcile the credit card account on SAGE. To top up all credit cards on a weekly basis.

Skills/qualifications:

• AAT/ACCA Qualified
• Experience with Microsoft Office Excel
• High level of professionalism, problem solving and communication skills

This is a full time onsite permanent role offering £35,000 - £45,000 DOE and free on-site parking.

Please contact Gemma Lawrence at Meridian on 07876 250 447 to apply and find out more or email

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.