Financial Manager / Bookkeeper
Aura Creative Limited
Financial Manager / Bookkeeper
£40000
Aura Creative Limited, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
- Part time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 2 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: b4fee8b5c2934e2aa545eb04bc9e747e
Full Job Description
Primarily we need someone who can look after the books: raising and paying invoices; managing VAT returns; helping manage forecasting; setting up monthly management reports; overseeing payroll supported by our accountants. We use SAGE alongside our own bespoke systems, but there is scope for this to change.,
- Responsible for preparing timely and accurate monthly management accounts for all departments within the agency and preparing reporting pack for Board.
- Plan and record budgets and forecasts with the department heads.
- Manage and report cashflow.
- Investigate and explain variances between actual financial results and budgeted figures, highlighting reasons for deviations from heads of departments.
- Prepare statutory returns.
- Responsibility for month-end balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and prepayments.
- Cash management and control.
- Preparation of Sage ongoing and for year end for Accountants to process and post annual accounts.
- Prepare monthly payroll for Accountants.
- Contribution to the development of financial systems and reporting across the agency.
- Prepare monthly management accounts and reporting pack for Board including P&L, balance sheet, budgets and actuals, KPIs and cashflow forecasting
- Produce monthly budgets and actuals reports liaising with budget holders
- Calculate and process prepayments, accruals and depreciation and other monthly adjustments
- Bank, petty cash, card reconciliations
- Cashflow forecasting Reconcile balance sheet on a monthly basis
- Assist with monthly Payroll (External Payroll)
- Calculate and reconcile management fees and raise invoices to all entities on a monthly basis
- Oversee management of accounts payable and enter detail and code purchase invoices
- Attend to accounts payable queries
- Enhancing current processes and implementation of more robust processes to streamline accounts payable function
- Prepare creditors analysis and prepare bi-weekly and ad-hoc supplier payments
- Process and pay staff expenses
- Check, code and process credit card transactions and post journal
- Prepare OSS report and process return
- Run and reconcile VAT report and submit to HMRC
- Cash Management and Control
- Arrange FX deals
- Preparation of audit working papers and assist with audit enquiries (from Accountant)
- Maintain integrity of nominal codes within accounts system
- Invoicing all as necessary
We're flexible on working patterns - you may want part-time (currently the role is 3.5 days week) or feel you can give more to the role on a full-time basis. Our hybrid working policy allows some WFH, but we do have a strong team ethos so would like to see you in the office too., Previous demonstrable experience working in a similar role - AAT qualified, or working towards ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualification
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex financial data
- Experience of working with multiple currencies
- Detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy in financial reporting
- Ability to work to strict deadlines and be able to prioritise workload
- Excellent Excel and Microsoft skills
Aura Creative (marketing agency) are a team of 15 who share a relaxed, friendly and creative office environment in a quirky, historic building in Henely. Due to retirement we're recruiting to support on all things financial plus some general office management.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities