Accounts Manager - Finance

Location: Ringwood

Salary: £35K- £40K

Hours: 8.30am 5pm; 40 hours per week, office based

Benefits: 25 days Holiday plus Bank Holidays

Aspire Jobs are delighted to be working with a well-established and reputable company based in Ringwood. Our client is seeking a professional, hard-working and meticulous Accounts professional to join their growing team. This role is pivotal in supporting their financial operations across all key accounting functions.

Key Requirements of the Accounts Manager - Finance are:

• Strong background within a similar accounts or finance role.
• Strong working knowledge of Xero.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Confident communicator with the ability to lead meetings with Directors.
• Competent in presenting complex information.
• Experience with payroll processing.
• Strong IT skills particularly Excel and CRM systems and cloud-based accounting systems.
• AAT qualification or equivalent would be highly regarded.

Key Responsibilities of the Accounts Manager - Finance are:

• Carrying out bookkeeping functions and maintaining accurate financial records.
• Sales Ledger - including processing sales invoices, reconciling customer accounts, and ensuring timely receipt of payments.
• Managing the end-to-end invoicing process, including issuing credit notes where required.
• Credit Control Monitoring and chasing outstanding debts and payments.
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns in compliance with HMRC regulations.
• Bank Reconciliation.
• Purchase Ledger - Processing supplier invoices and reconciling supplier statements.
• Raising Purchase Orders.
• Preparation of monthly journals.
• Setting up suppliers and processing supplier payments.
• Processing monthly payroll payments including pension payments.
• Preparation of year-end documentation.
• Producing monthly reports including profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.