This is a wonderful opportunity with a company who want to invest and provide the successful candidate with a career in finance.

Due to continued growth, my client is looking to add a Finance Officer to their team. The individual will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the financial function. This role is integral to the business and you will ideally come with a strong bookkeeping background.

The Role

To be accountable for, the day-to-day financial management;
To prepare high-quality business reports to support stakeholder understanding and decision making;
To assess, evaluate and implement management accounting systems for planning, measuring, controlling and monitoring business performance;
To comply with all tax regulations, communicating with relevant authorities to establish and ethically manage tax liabilities for individuals and the company;
To produce annual accounts to trial balance level prior to the preparation of financial statements and corporation tax computations by external accountants;
To input and manage the general ledger - journals, accruals, pre-payments, fixed assets and stock management;
To undertake credit control, debtor ledger and debt recovery on an ongoing basis;
To carry out payroll and salary journal input such as pension deductions, commission, overtime, holidays and expense claims and management of statutory payments to HMRC (PAYE /NI/RTI etc);
To work external providers, or independently to ensure that the company is compliant with the requirements of auto enrolment;
To manage the sales ledger including the processing of client payments/accounts receivable on an ongoing basis;
To manage the purchase ledger and accounts payable including the processing of supplier payments, credit notes etc;
To undertake bank and credit card reconciliations on an agreed daily/weekly/monthly schedule;
To produce monthly and YTD budget vs actual summaries and prior periods;
To prepare and pay quarterly VAT/Tax returns;
To track staff holiday usage and accrual;
To manage petty cash;
To adhere to and comply with all policies, procedures and statutory requirements;
To produce standing monthly and ad hoc reports to required standards covering multiple financial and functional aspects of the business;

The Person

Strong background in a financial environment.
Ideally you will be educated to a degree level or equivalent, but this is not essential.
Good communication skills, both written and verbal, to manage supplier relationships effectively
Familiarity with accounting software and strong MS Excel skills
Keen attention to detail

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading SME organisation at an exciting time with genuine opportunities for career development and progression. The successful candidate will be based from their Middlesbrough HQ.

If you feel you have the qualities our client is seeking, please forward your CV to Jamie Beckwith at GEM Partnership or for a discreet conversation call our Peterlee office.

GEM Partnership are acting as an employment agency on this vacancy.