Finance Administrator / Bookkeeper

Do you want to work for an exciting, rapidly growing company?

Do you have the drive to work alone, but also fit into a great management team?

I am seeking a Finance Administrator to join our team in Southampton. Dealing in a high end market, the role at times will be pressured and require a flexible attitude.

The business has grown significantly in the last 6 years and is set to continue, meaning that the successful candidate will be able to develop within the role adding to their responsibilities.

Key Skills:

Accounting / bookkeeping experience

Payroll experience

Office administration experience

Quickbooks experience

Personable manner on telephone and in person

Capable of working alone, managing own work load and working under pressure

Marine experience would be beneficial, but not essential

Job role details:

The successful candidate will be expected to carry out the following tasks:

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable. Note, this will require an understanding of export tax procedures as the business operates at around 96% export

PAYE; recording hours, calculating hours worked, over time, under time, holiday sickness, payroll payments etc. Preparation and submission of P45, P46, P60 etc.

Statutory returns; PAYE, VAT and EC sales Intrastat

Reconciling bank statements, credit cards, intercompany accounts and prepayments

Managing petty cash, including multi-currency

Preparing management accounts reports and running cash flow forecast from Production Schedule information

Office Secretarial duties; answering incoming calls and own filing.

Handover of accounts; preparation and submission of a package of year-end data to our contracted Accountant, who then processes and files our accounts with Companies House.

Finance, accounts, accounting, bookkeeping, payroll