Finance Manager

at  General Estates Co Ltd

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• AAT or equivalent desirable but will consider QBE
• Experience preparing management accounts for a sizeable company
• Experience with Sage 50 essential and Sage payroll desirable. Good knowledge of Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel
• Numerically competent, accurate and with good attention to detail
• Works well with others but able to take own initiative.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE ROLE

General Estates is one of the largest independent mobile home park operators in the south of England. It also owns two toll bridges and a number of residential and commercial properties.
We require a capable and confident Finance Manager for our small but busy head office in the centre of Hythe, Southampton next to the pier with plenty of on-site parking.
The role is primarily to take ownership of the month end process and preparation of the management accounts for General Estates and Whitchurch Bridge along with the processing of the company’s payroll.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing two employees – the purchase and sales ledger clerks, with an overview of all aspects of their work. Support covering their roles when needed
• Compilation of monthly management accounts for General Estates and the Whitchurch Bridge Company
• Processing of all journals including accruals, prepayments, deferred income, accrued income
• Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and maintaining Fixed Assets ledger on Sage
• Monthly payroll processing for GE and Whitchurch employees, plus the review and authorisation of the weekly wages for bridge employees
• Review of the monthly meter readings for utility cost/income calculation and for authorising utility bills and liaising with utility companies over discrepancies
• Main point of contact for company annual audit – providing final TB and balance sheet schedules for both companies and fulfilling all audit requests
• Quarterly VAT return and calculation of Irrecoverable VAT
• Ad-hoc reporting for MD as requested and support Sales ledger clerk during busy periods.