Seeking a part time Finance Manager to work 3 days per week in the office
Management Accounts and Reporting
- Preparation and delivery of monthly management accounts
- Financial reporting to the CEO and board, including commentary on performance and variances
- Maintenance of budgets and forecasts, with regular updates against actuals
- Accruals and prepayments management
Day-to-Day Finance Operations
- Purchase ledger: processing supplier invoices and managing payment runs
- Sales ledger: raising invoices, revenue recognition, and credit control
- Debt chasing and cash collection
- Bank and credit card reconciliations across multiple currencies (GBP, EUR, ZAR, USD)
- Staff expense processing and approval
- Banking administration
Tax, Compliance, and Payroll
- VAT return preparation and submission
- Payroll liaison with external payroll provider, including setting up monthly payments
- Pension and company health scheme administration
- Sales commission calculations
- P11D preparation and filing
- R&D tax credit finance work, supporting claims and documentation
Year-End and External Relationships
- Liaising with external accountants for year-end financial statements and audit preparation
- Insurance renewals and administration
About You
Essential
- Proven experience in a similar finance management or management accountant role, ideally within an SME environment
- Strong working knowledge of QuickBooks (our core accounting platform)
- Comfortable managing multi-currency transactions and reconciliations
- Experience with VAT returns, payroll liaison, and year-end accounts processes
- Highly organised, self-motivated, and able to work autonomously with minimal supervision
- Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to financial record-keeping
Desirable
- AAT qualified, or part-qualified ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent
- Experience with Fathom, TrueRev, or similar reporting and analytics tools
- Familiarity with Breathe HR, Salesforce, and Slack
- Experience with R&D tax credit claims
- Background in a technology, SaaS, or healthcare company