Accounts Team Manager

Our client is looking to appoint an Accounts Team Manger to oversee the day-today operations of the Group Accounts Team, ensuring financial administration is accurate, timely and controlled. You will lead and support the team, manage workloads and ensure agreed deadlines, company procedures and relevant statutory requirements are met. Using Sage Line 50, you will work closely with the Senior Management Accountant to improve processes, strengthen data quality and make effect use of BigChange, the company's CAFM system.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Manage the Accounts Team on a day-to-day basis, providing clear direction, support and accountability.
• Set clear individual and team objectives and KPIs, review performance regularly and address training or performance issues promptly.
• Oversee sales invoicing, purchase ledger processing, credit control, payroll administration and other routine accounting activities.
• Ensure transactions are recorded accurately and promptly in Sage Line 50, with appropriate supporting documentation and approvals.
• Oversee regular bank, customer and supplier account reconciliations, ensuring discrepancies are investigated and resolved.
• Oversee payment runs, ensuring payments are accurate, authorised and made within agreed terms.
• Monitor overdue debts, supplier commitments and upcoming payments, highlighting collection issues or cash pressures to the Managing Director and Senior Management Accountant
• Manage the team’s month-end timetable, ensuring routine processing and reconciliations are completed in time for the Senior Management Accountant to prepare the management accounts.
• Provide accurate supporting information, including debtor and creditor reports, payroll information and details of outstanding transactions.
• Coordinate the preparation, review and submission of relevant HMRC returns, including VAT, PAYE and CIS, ensuring agreed responsibilities and deadlines are met.

This is an full-time office based position.