Your new company
Hays Accountancy & Finance are working in partnership with an interesting client who is looking for an all-round Bookkeeper / Finance Manager to manage the day-to-day accounts and administration for their group of businesses based in West Norfolk near Downham Market.
Your new role
As the Bookkeeper / Finance & Office Manager, your core duties will involve producing accounts to trial balance across the ledgers, purchase, sales & nominal ledgers using Sage Line 50. This will involve recording all finance activity across multiple cost-centres, which allows you to create a summary of expenditure vs. actual spend for each business along with an accurate cashflow analysis of income. This will form the basis of the monthly management accounts, as well as a profit & loss report and balance sheet review for the business owner and external accounts.
You will also be responsible for reconciling various bank accounts for each business / legal entity, preparing and completing the VAT returns, as well as processing the payroll for circa 45 staff. As explained, the organisation has a number of business interests as an expanding SME-style set up, so as the sole finance contact, you will be expected to assist the administration team with ad-hoc duties, but your core responsibilities will be the day-to-day finances.

What you’ll need to succeed
Ideally, you will have a formal finance qualification (AAT level 3 or higher) along with proven experience of bookkeeping to trial balance using Sage Line 50, confident credit control and cash-handling experience, as well as the ability to prepare monthly management accounts for each business unit and consolidate into an overview of the group.
Any experience of working in the farming community / estate management or property management would be an advantage, but is not essential. However, the ability to multitask across a diverse business portfolio and take ownership of the accounts and associated administration is essential as you be working in a small team.
You will also be a point of contact for a variety of other tasks ranging from Health & Safety, utilities, stationery supplies, uniforms and other ad-hoc duties, so very much a varied finance / office-based role.

What you’ll get in return
The organisation offers a salary range of £32,000 - £35,000 depending on experience, working 5-days 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday on-site, based near Downham Market, 20 days holiday plus bank holidays and a company pension scheme.
Due to their location, based between Downham Market and Kings Lynn, you will need your own transport.

What you need to do now
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