Your new company

Hays Accountancy & Finance are delighted to be partnering with an established family-owned business that requires a part-time Bookkeeper / Office Manager to take on a varied role in a standalone position covering bookkeeping to trial balance and other office-based tasks. This will be a part-time role, working 30 hours a week over 4 day which will be office-based and, due to its location, you will need to be able to drive.

Your new role

As the sole bookkeeper / accounts manager, you will manage all the ledgers by processing purchase invoices and sales invoices across the various businesses, so attention to detail is essential as the businesses operate independently, but you will need to give an overview of income vs. expenditure. The finance duties using Xero, will include reconciling credit card statements, reconciling various bank accounts, VAT returns, cashflow management as well as monthly management accounts.

You will also be responsible for general office administration, ranging from dealing with calls and visitors to the business, producing and updating various reports, as well as assisting with directors' diaries, vehicle fleet and ad-hoc duties.

What you'll need to succeed

You will be an experienced Senior Bookkeeper / Finance Manager who is looking for a part-time finance role close to Bury St Edmunds and be confident working in a sole role for an organisation with varied business interests so you will be highly organised, able to multi-task and ideally have experience of Xero.

Your techincal skills will be producing accounts to trial balance, reconciling accounts, submiting VAT returns, producing management accounts and ideally your business background will be farming related and/or property management but this is not essential.

What you'll get in return

The organisation offers part-time hours working 30 hours a week over 4 days, 25 days holidays plus the bank holidays (pro-rata), pension, free car-parking and a laptop which is provided. This will be an office-based role and as explained you will need access to your own transport due to their location on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds.

What you need to do now

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