Accountant

We are currently recruiting for a company based in Preston who are looking for an accountant on a permanent basis. The hours of work are flexible, working 30 hours a week either on a 4- or 5-day week. The ideal candidate must have a varied accounts background and be used to producing management accounts using sage line 50.

Job Purpose

To manage the company’s day-to-day finance administration, including sales ledger, purchase ledger, payroll, cash flow forecasting, bank reconciliations, and month-end accounting support including producing monthly management accounts.

Key Responsibilities

• Process Invoice Finance turnover, remittances, and customer account updates.
• Print and review bank statements and post prior-day transactions to Sage 50 Accounting.
• Review supplier invoices received by email, print them where needed, and respond to relevant correspondence.
• Post supplier invoices to the purchase ledger in Sage 50 Accounting.
• Maintain the daily cash flow projection spreadsheet.
• Process scheduled payments once drawdowns reach the bank account.
• Prepare weekly payroll, including hourly calculations, fixed payments, payslips, and payroll reports.
• Enter payroll payments into NatWest bulk payment facilities.
• Complete weekly payroll closure tasks, including employee record updates, leavers, HMRC submission, and workplace pensions submission.
• Maintain the projected cash flow spreadsheet.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Complete month-end stock recording and valuation schedules.
• Prepare and email month-end schedules from Sage 50 Accounting, including debtor, ledger, and creditor reports.

Hours of work / salary

• Working between 27.5 – 30 hours per week either 4 or 5 days per week
• The hourly rate depends on experience paying around £18.00 an hour

Systems and Skills

• Sage 50 Accounting.
• Sage 50 Payroll.
• Excel.
• Outlook

If you feel you have the right experience for this vacancy, then please apply immediately.