posted: 21st March 2025

Accountancy Recruit is partnering with a family run shipping company, well established with a loyal client base, in the recruitment of a Finance Manager based in Felixstowe. The purpose of the role is to manage the account’s function and team using Sage 200, within a collaborative and supportive team / work environment.
Duties –

• Managing the accounts team of 3, responsible for the purchase / sales ledgers and credit control.
• Overseeing the day-to-day transactions, supporting and dealing with complex queries and debt recovery.
• Bank reconciliations.
• Month end journal preparation and processing with supporting documentation or spreadsheet showing calculations – Accruals, Prepayments, Fixed assets depreciation, reclass between nominal codes and bank such as investment payments and payroll.
• Produce a trial balance (accounting system to pivot table) to reconcile against the individual reconciliations of the balance sheet and profit and loss accounts to support month end figures and annual audit.
• Submission of quarterly VAT return. Analyse and produce supporting reconciliation.
• Manage the costs relating to the warehouse and guide the warehouse admin team with the accounting side.
• Overhead sales and purchase invoicing.
• Review aged creditors report. Investigate and action. E.g. W/O minor balances, allocation of direct debits to invoices.
• Weekly BACS payments, reviewing and approval.
• Weekly cash flow forecasting.
• Adhoc payments.
• Accurately code the Director’s expenses and process with supporting documents.
• Review and post sales accruals raised by warehouse team.
• Review and action the aged debtors report. Report to the Director.
• Manage the annual audit (Yearend April, audit in October)
• Manage the email inbox and distribute to the team.
• Liaising with internal departments to streamline current processes.
• Recruitment, including dealing with recruitment agencies, interviewing potential candidates and contracts of employment.
• Annual meetings with the teams to discuss personal development and business needs/goal setting.
• Checking and ordering stock, paper/refreshments etc.
• Review of overhead costs. Contact new suppliers for quotes to reduce the costs, e.g. telephones systems, FX portals, Insurance.
• Recording absences and ensuring the correct procedure is adhered.
• Preparation of accounts for year end, liaising with the external Auditors.

Requirements & Skills

• AAT Qualified or Qualified by Experience
• Team orientated
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise
• Experience of accountancy software and Excel

Remuneration

• Salary £48-54,000 pa
• Hours: Monday to Friday – 8.00 am to 4.30 pm or 9.00 am to 5.30 pm. 37.5-hour week
• Holidays: 25 days holiday Bank holidays (26 after 3 years, 27 after 6 years, from 1st Jan proceeding employment date)
• Pension: Employer will pay 9% to company run work-based pension scheme
• Employee will be invited to join BUPA Cash Back Scheme, full refund (to a limit) Eyecare, Dental treatment / accessories / other treatments / Prescriptions others.
• PERKBOX: Various Retail and Restaurant Discounts
• UNUM: Wellbeing platform with access to 24/7 GP and various wellbeing activities and treatments.
• Death in Service:  4 x Salary to be paid to nominated next of Kin/Other Nominee
• Office Based