Finance & Operations Coordinator

Parker Howley & Co; Lower Hopton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EMI share scheme

Genuine Director-level progression

Company pension

Flexible hours across a 40-hour week

Direct influence in growing business

Job summary

Parker Howley & Co, a fast-growing Yorkshire furniture manufacturer in Mirfield, seeks a Finance & Operations Coordinator to own finance, purchasing and day-to-day operations. You will work directly with owners, handling management accounts, cash flow, payroll and job costing while improving systems as the business scales.

There is progression toward Director level, with a potential EMI share scheme after probation and a clear path to ownership for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Practical hands-on finance experience across SME operations.
• Experience producing management accounts, cash flow forecasts, and budgets.
• Ability to own payroll, VAT, and job costing with strong commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day finance including ledgers, payroll and reconciliations.
• Produce management accounts and cash-flow forecasts.
• Develop accurate job and product costing to understand margins.
• Manage purchasing and supplier relationships and negotiations.
• Improve stock and materials control across operations.
• Support order scheduling, capacity planning and delivery planning.
• Identify cost leakage, bottlenecks and process improvements.
• Loster responsibility as main contact for accountants, banks and insurers.
• Assist with basic HR, Health & Safety when required.

Skills

Finance experience

Management accounting

Cash flow

Payroll

Budgeting

Job costing

Purchasing

Supplier management

Spreadsheet skills

Commercial judgement

Education

Accounting qualification (AAT/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Finance | Purchasing | Job Costing | Commercial Operations | Manufacturing

Ready to move your career forwards with a fast-growing bespoke furniture manufacturing company rated no.1 in it’s class?

Parker Howley & Co is a fast-growing Yorkshire manufacturer creating high-end bespoke furniture from our workshop in Mirfield.

We've grown from around £1m to £3.5m turnover in just four years, supplying beautiful made-to-order furniture to private clients, interior designers and high-end developers.

Now we're looking for a practical, hands-on Finance & Operations Coordinator to work directly with the owners and take ownership of a broad mix of finance, purchasing and day-to-day business operations.

This is a varied role for someone who enjoys getting involved in a bit of everything. One day you might be working through payroll and cash flow, the next raising purchase orders, dealing with suppliers, coordinating a Health & Safety requirement or improving one of our spreadsheets and processes.

For the right person, there's genuine scope to progress towards Director level and potentially own a stake in the business.

The Role at a Glance

Finance & Operations Coordinator

£40,000 - Rising to £45,000 after probation

Full Time | Permanent

Finance: Management Accounts | Cash Flow | Budgets | Payroll | VAT | Job Costing

Progression: Director-Level Potential | EMI Share Scheme Opportunity

Please note: Applicants must already have the unrestricted right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship or consider candidates working under time-limited visas for this position.

Own the Numbers. Understand the Operation. Help Us Grow.

You'll take ownership of our day-to-day finance while getting close enough to the operation to understand what's really driving performance.

From management accounts, cash flow and payroll through to job costing, purchasing, margins and suppliers, you'll give the owners clear visibility of the numbers that matter and help turn them into better commercial decisions.

You'll also support the flow of work through the business, improving stock and purchasing, helping manage capacity and identifying better systems and processes as we scale.

Where You'll Make an Impact

• Owning day-to-day finance including ledgers, credit control, monthly payroll, VAT and reconciliations
• Producing management accounts, cash-flow forecasts, budgets and commercial reporting
• Developing accurate job and product costing to understand true margins
• Managing purchasing, supplier relationships, pricing and negotiations
• Improving stock and materials control
• Supporting order scheduling, workshop capacity and delivery planning
• Identifying cost leakage, bottlenecks, remakes and process improvements
• Improving spreadsheets, systems and processes as the business grows
• Acting as the main contact for accountants, banks and insurers
• Supporting basic HR, Health & Safety and people administration when required

About You

You'll have practical, hands-on finance experience and be comfortable getting involved across the wider business. You may have an accounting or finance qualification such as AAT/ACCA or CIMA, or even be be part-qualified.

You'll be commercially minded and comfortable operating in a growing SME where finance, purchasing and operations are closely connected.

Experience supporting a business through a period of significant growth would be particularly valuable, ideally with an understanding of the financial controls, systems and operational processes needed to scale from around £3m towards £7-8m+ turnover.

You'll ideally bring:

• Strong hands-on finance and management accounting experience
• Cash-flow, budgeting, payroll and financial control capability
• Job costing, product costing and margin analysis experience
• Purchasing and supplier management exposure
• Excellent spreadsheet skills
• An understanding of stock, materials and operational costs
• Experience improving systems and processes
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy and commercial judgement

Experience within furniture, joinery, bathrooms, interiors, construction or another manufacturing / make-to-order environment would be particularly valuable.

ERP, MRP or job-management system experience would be a bonus.

Above all, you'll be hard-working, trustworthy, accurate and comfortable with change, with the ambition to take on more as the business grows.

Why Parker Howley?

We're a small, successful business with ambitious plans, a close-knit team and a relaxed working environment built around honesty, integrity, quality and doing things properly.

You'll work directly with the owners and have the autonomy to improve how the business operates, with decisions you can actually see making a difference.

What We Offer

• £40,000 - Rising to £45,000 after probation
• Potential EMI share scheme after 12 months
• Genuine Director-level progression opportunity
• Company pension
• Flexible hours across a 40-hour working week
• Direct influence within a growing British manufacturing business

Your Experience / Background / Previous Roles May Include

Finance & Operations Coordinator, Accounts & Operations Coordinator, Finance Coordinator, Accounts Manager, Office & Finance Manager, Accounts & Office Manager, Senior Accounts Administrator, Company Accountant, Finance & Purchasing Coordinator, Business Operations Coordinator, Office Manager with Finance Responsibility.

Ready to Own More Than the Numbers?

If you're looking to combine finance, purchasing and commercial operations and want the opportunity to grow alongside an ambitious manufacturing business, we'd love to hear from you.