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Search Consultancy LTD; Coatbridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Early finish Fridays

Salary sacrifice scheme

25 days leave + bank holidays

Succession planning opportunity

Job summary

Search Consultancy LTD in Coatbridge is seeking an experienced Accounts Manager to lead a broad finance function within a growing business. You will oversee management accounts, complex payroll, cash flow and project accounting across several group entities, with two direct reports and a focus on handover and succession planning.

The role offers hybrid working (2 days from home) and an early finish every Friday, plus 25 days of leave and a salary range of £45,000 to £55,000 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience managing payroll and complex payroll queries.
• Proven ability to prepare management accounts and month-end reporting.
• Strong cash flow forecasting and project cost tracking.
• Experience across multiple group entities and liaising with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee payroll function and resolve payroll, tax and CIS queries.
• Prepare journals, accruals and prepayments for month-end
• Support management accounts and month-end reporting processes
• Manage WIP, cash flow forecasts and project costings across group entities
• Liaise with operations and labour supply teams on costs and reconciliations

Skills

Payroll management

Management accounts

Cash flow forecasting

VAT & CIS knowledge

Supervisory experience

Project accounting

Job description

Permanent | Hybrid Working, 2 Days from Home | Early Finish Every Friday

Are you an experienced Accounts Manager looking for a broad, hands on finance role where you can make a genuine impact within a growing business?

I am recruiting on behalf of an established and expanding organisation based in Coatbridge that is looking to appoint an experienced Accounts Manager as part of its succession planning and continued growth.

This is an important senior appointment within the finance team, offering significant responsibility across management accounts, complex payroll, cash flow, project accounting and transactional finance. You will oversee two members of the team and become a key point of contact for more complex finance and payroll queries.

With an experienced team member due to retire next year, the business is recruiting well in advance to ensure a comprehensive handover. For the right person, there is excellent scope to establish themselves as a trusted senior member of the finance function.

• Salary of £45,000 to £55,000 per annum


• Hybrid working with 2 days per week from home


• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays


• Salary sacrifice scheme


• Early finish every Friday


• Join an established and growing business during an exciting period of development


• Comprehensive handover from an experienced member of the finance team


• Broad senior position offering genuine ownership and responsibility


• Opportunity to become a key and trusted member of the finance function


• Exposure to multiple businesses and major infrastructure projects across Scotland and the wider UK

The Role

Reporting into the senior finance function, you will take ownership of a varied workload across several group companies, while overseeing and supporting an Accounts Assistant and Payroll team member.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing the payroll function and resolving complex payroll, tax, CIS and timesheet queries


• Providing technical guidance and support to the wider finance and payroll team


• Preparing journals, accruals and prepayments


• Supporting the preparation of management accounts and month end reporting


• Completing balance sheet, bank and project reconciliations


• Managing WIP and associated accruals


• Preparing and maintaining cash flow forecasts and weekly cash requirements


• Supporting forecasting and providing accurate figures to the wider business
  
• Reviewing project costings and ensuring costs are accurately recorded


• Managing VAT requirements and supporting CIS compliance


• Managing payment plans and supporting credit control


• Overseeing supplier and customer account requirements


• Supporting foreign exchange requirements across the group


• Working closely with operational and labour supply teams to review labour rates, timesheets and associated costs


• Supporting the preparation for the company's upcoming financial audit


• Investigating and resolving complex finance queries across multiple group entities


• Overseeing and delegating work across two direct reports

About You

This role would suit an experienced senior finance professional who enjoys having a broad remit and is equally comfortable getting involved in management accounts, payroll and day to day financial operations.

You will ideally have:

• Strong end to end payroll knowledge with experience resolving complex queries


• Good knowledge of payroll tax, pensions and CIS


• Management accounts and month end experience


• Strong knowledge of journals, accruals and prepayments


• Experience completing balance sheet and bank reconciliations


• Cash flow forecasting and payment planning experience


• Good VAT and bookkeeping knowledge


• Exposure to project accounting, project reconciliations or WIP


• Experience working across multiple companies or entities


• Strong problem solving skills with the ability to investigate discrepancies through to resolution


• Confidence communicating with both finance and operational teams


• Previous experience within construction, infrastructure, recruitment, labour supply or a similar project based environment would be advantageous

What's on Offer?

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.