Head Of Finance Job in Poole, Dorset

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Head Of Finance Job in Poole, Dorset

Job Description
Job Title: Head Of Finance

Location: Poole, Dorset

Salary: Competitive and depending upon experience

Job Type: Permanent/Full-time – 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Based in Poole, Dorset the successful candidate will report to the Managing Director and be responsible for managing the company accounts for Ventec 100 Ltd t/as Vent Engineering and Screwjack Ltd t/as Gatemotors.

You will also be responsible for the day-to-day control of the finance team, consisting of 4 people.

The companies have a combined turnover of over £11 Million per annum. The main trading company, Vent Engineering, has been trading for over 30 years and currently has over 90 members of staff. It is a family run company and has grown rapidly over the past 10 years.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

An accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA or ACA).
Preferably a degree in accounting, business, economics or finance.
Several years' management experience preferably in a busy SME environment.
Able to work to tight deadlines in a pressurised environment.
An understanding of data privacy standards would be very useful.
A strong Excel user that can work with large volumes of data with ease. More than capable of writing formulae and using pivot tables to analyse and extrapolate data.
Experience in using Sage 200The following skills are also essential:

honesty, integrity, reliability, strong communication skills, ability to communicate at Director level, high attention to detail, organised, problem-solving, analytical and resourceful.

Core Duties will include:

Manage all the company accounts systems using Sage 200, incorporating any other changes in the future, whilst complying with accounting standards
Take overall responsibility, providing cover as required, for the day-to-day bookkeeping carried out by the Finance Team which includes:
Setting up and maintaining customer accounts on the Sales Ledger
Organising credit checks with our factoring company
Posting customer payments to the Sales Ledger
Allocation of customer payments to customer invoices
Factor account reconciliation and queries
Entering supplier invoices,
Reconciling supplier statements
Organising payment to suppliers
Prepare monthly CIS returns
Processing and reconciling the bank (including Paypal and credit cards on a daily basis)
Motivate and lead finance team members by clarifying roles and providing helpful feedback
Managing the expenses of the Directors, External Sales Staff and Engineers
Review and authorisation of purchase invoices
Upload of invoices to the factoring account
Manage cash flow by tracking transactions and regularly reviewing system reports
Ensure that all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed, and reported
Create systems to prevent errors in data collection and calculations
Prepare and post month end journals
Produce monthly management figures for the Directors using Sage 200 & Excel
Prepare the payroll information for our external payroll company
Prepare VAT returns and submit to HMRC
Liaise with the accountants as required to provide year-end figures and backup information to them. Update figures with any opening balance adjustments
Management and review of the insurance renewals for the company
National statistics survey submissions
Provide accounts / finance support to the senior management team and staffWe will provide you with:

Competitive salary and dependent upon experience
31 days paid holiday including bank holidays, which increases with length of service
A contributory Pension scheme
Free on-site parking
Private medical insurance (currently Bupa) after 12 months service
Enhanced sick pay after 12 months service
Free lunch time gym membership at a local gym
Free eye tests and flu vaccine
Free confidential counselling helplineNote: the applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK and must live within commuting distance from Poole, Dorset.

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Candidates with experience of: Head of Finance, Finance Director, Financial Controller, Senior Finance Manager, Director of Finance, Finance Management, Finance Services Manager and Finance Officer may also be considered for this role

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Poole, Dorset
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Poole
County: Dorset
Country: United Kingdom
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