Sole Charge Finance Manager/ Company Accountant

Accountancy Action; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A small finance consulting firm based in South West London is looking for a Sole Charge Finance Manager/Accountant. The role involves managing all aspects of finance including payroll, VAT returns and preparing management accounts. This is a hybrid position with flexibility for office and home working. Candidates must have strong knowledge of Sage Line 50 and Excel, with an ability to start ASAP.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have experience of using Sage Line 50.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Ability to start ASAP; candidates on short notice preferred.

Responsibilities

• Compiling monthly management accounts for the directors.
• Maintaining the prepayments and accrual spreadsheets.
• Raising monthly journals.
• Payroll management for staff members.
• Submitting quarterly VAT returns.
• Ensuring timely payment from clients.

Skills

Experience with Sage Line 50

Strong Excel skills

Job description

Overview

Our client, a well established small Company based in South West London, is looking to recruit a Sole Charge Finance Manager/Accountant for their stable and friendly business. This is a stand-alone role so you must be comfortable handling all aspects of finance – from transactional to reporting and preparing management accounts. You will also be responsible for some Office Management duties so must be happy to take on dealing with the IT company, order stationary etc on occasion.

This is a stand-alone role which responsibilities which will include client accounting (within sales ledger), purchase ledger, nominal ledger, cash books and payroll for a small group of staff. You will also be liaising with their external accountants and answering all questions during the annual audit.

The role is hybrid and they are happy to discuss days in office/from home that will work for the successful candidate.

Key responsibilities

• Compiling monthly management accounts for the directors.
• Maintaining the prepayments and accrual spreadsheets and agreeing those to Sage.
• Raising and posting monthly depreciation, accrual and prepayment journals.
• Raising monthly journals.
• Payroll – Maintaining and paying the salaries for staff members on a monthly basis, checking for tax code changes, submitting monthly RTI schedules to HMRC on time, submitting pension details onto the portal, annually raising P60s and P11Ds within HMRC’s timeframe.
• Raising, checking and submitting quarterly VAT returns.
• Purchase ledger – Maintaining suppliers, inputting invoices onto Sage 50, making monthly payments to suppliers.
• Sales ledger – Maintaining accounts on Sage, raising fee invoices.
• Ensuring payment is received within the expected timeframe and chasing late payments.
• Raising commission invoices.
• Daily bank reconciliations for 4 bank accounts.
• Inputting expenses onto the bank and Sage.
• Maintenance of direct debits.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Candidates must have experience of using Sage Line 50.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Ability to start ASAP; candidates on short notice preferred.