Finance Manager

Eden Scott is delighted to be partnering with our client to recruit for a Finance Manager to join their rural estate business in Perthshire.

Key responsibilities:

• Monthly management of books and records (including Xero);
• Provision of monthly management account reporting packs for all estate business streams;
• Maintenance of accounts receivable and payable;
• Bank account(s) management, payments and reconciliation, and cash management;
• Management and oversight of part-time bookkeeper;
• Communication and coordination with estate manager and London office;
• Liaise with estate accounting firm on queries as required;
• VAT compliance - preparation of quarterly VAT return (partial exemption calculations where necessary) and submission to HMRC;
• Liaise with HMRC on queries as required.

Additional responsibilities:

Purchase ledger and payments:

• Set up supplier details on Xero;
• Process all purchase invoices, prepare payment run based on approved invoices, and set up payments in line with due dates;
• Upload payment run to the bank.

Bank and cash:

• Process all receipts and payments in Xero;
• Process all non-purchase ledger bank payments and non-sales ledger receipts to nominal accounts;
• Reconcile all bank accounts monthly in line with reporting timetable.

Sales ledger:

• Set up customer details on Xero;
• Prepare sales invoices within Xero;
• Send sales invoices to customers.

Management accounts:

• Prepare weekly management accounts for heads of departments where required;
• Prepare monthly management accounts in agreed format and to agreed timetable for all estate business streams.

Potential to take on payroll responsibilities for estate employees, presently outsourced.

Package includes:

• Salary negotiable and dependent upon experience;
• Excellent pension and package available for the right candidate.

If this is of interest, please send your updated CV to nicky.johnston@edenscott.com or click on the link to apply.