ACCOUNTS MANAGER / EXETER - PERMANENT VACANCY
Location: Exeter
Job type: Permanent contract
Hours: Monday to Friday 08:30am - 17:00pm
Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 per annum
Hawk 3 Talent Solutions, operating as an employment agency, are currently recruiting for a Accounts Manager on a permanent contract based in Exeter. 
A key part of the Finance team reporting directly to the Financial Controller. The role has overall responsibility for the management of Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable.
Finance / General Ledger Duties:
* Assistance with the completion of the month end close-down for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
* Acting as a link between Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable functions and the Finance / General Ledger functions
* Maintaining standard processes across the team and the wider company and ensuring all processes undergo continuous improvement
* Completion of the quarterly UK Vat returns
* Provision of information to our third-party VAT specialists for preparation of multiple foreign VAT returns
Accounts Payable Duties:
* Management of Accounts Payable Team and monitoring of KPI’s including Aged Creditors, Stock & serviced received but not invoiced, percentage of invoice raised / paid via purchase order, errors encountered in the purchase order process and outstanding and open items in the ledger
* Reviewing of priority payments generated for suppliers as and when required
* Review of fortnightly BACS / SEPA runs
* Working with the Management Accountant to maintain the landed costs matrix to ensure good purchased are recorded at the correct value
* Supporting the resolution of outstanding purchase ledger and purchase order queries by liaising with internal departments and external vendors to ensure successful completion
* Assisting internal and external audit queries
* Reviewing of exports and imports to ensure duty / VAT is correctly accounted for
Accounts Receivable Duties:
* Management of Accounts Receivable Clerk and the monitoring of KPI’s including aged debtors and bad debtors
* Supporting the resolution of outstanding sales ledger and sales order queries by liaising with internal departments and external customers to ensure successful completion
* Assisting internal and extern audit queries
About you:
* Practical and theoretical knowledge in the accounts payable and accounts receivable functions
* Excellent knowledge of MS Office and intermediate to advanced use of Excel
* Good communication skills
* Ability to work on own initiative as well as a larger team
* Be motivated and well organized
* Good attention to detail
* AAT qualification would be advantageous
* Working knowledge of access / SQL / Power Query would be advantageous
Benefits:
* 6.4 weeks starting holiday
* Free eye tests
* Positive working environment
* Pension scheme
* Free onsite parking
* Staff discount
To apply for this role, please submit your CV via the Apply Now button or contact Maria Thorne on  or email your CV