Job Description:

About the Company:

Axon Moore are delighted to be working with a growing, employee-owned business in South Manchester to appoint a Management Accountant. The business has had lots of success and is looking to grow the finance team by adding support to the Head of Finance.

This role will be broad and will oversee end to end transactional and month end duties. You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Xero and be the main point of contact for finance for clients and the rest of the business. This role has the potential to grow and develop and would consider part-time 4 days a week for those looking for part-time employment.

Salary: £40,000 - £42,000 FTE plus 20% bonus, mostly remote role with just 1-2 days in the office. 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, on-site pension. Other benefits are available on request.

Key responsibilities:

• Work with the Head of Finance to support month-end and management accounts preparation.
• Raise and issue client invoices and process supplier invoices, cross checking and posting invoices to Xero.
• Responsible for reconciling monthly expenses and corporate credit card statements, collating receipts and posting on Xero.
• Cashflow and bank reconciliations.
• Assist with the collation of monthly P&L report.
• Balance sheet reconciliations e.g. accruals, prepayments etc.
• Act as the back-up to Head of Finance for all non-complex financial tasks.
• Act as the key contact between the Sustainability Manager and the Head of Finance to support Sustainability data reporting activities.
• Preparation of financial reports including client timesheet summary reports and bespoke client reporting.
• Take ownership of data reconciliation.
• Respond to general (staff, client and supplier) finance queries
• Support the Head of Finance in improving systems and processes.
• Perform other general finance duties as assigned by the Head of Finance and any other reasonable tasks as requested by the Plus-Project Executive Team.

Professional qualification and competencies:

• AAT qualified or QBE with prior relevant experience in a similar finance role
• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role in a Finance department with knowledge of month-end accounting procedures.
• Experience of working with Xero Accounts system is beneficial.
• Strong understanding and competent user of Microsoft Excel. 
• and excellent attention to detail and accuracy. 
• Effective communication skills and able to work independently in the office and from home.
• Strong organisational skills, adaptable to work across different finance tasks and manage multiple priorities. 

For more information, please contact Harriett Busby at Axon Moore

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