Finance and Office Manager

SF Recruitment are currently recruiting for an experienced Office & Finance Manager to join a well-established Nottingham business on a maternity cover contract.

Salary: Up to £45,000pa DOE
Contract: Fixed-term maternity cover - approximately 11 months
Location: Nottingham
Working pattern: 4 or 5 days per week considered
Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm, with a 30-minute lunch break
Working arrangement: Fully office-based

This is a varied, hands-on role where you will take responsibility for the day-to-day bookkeeping and finance activities, whilst also supporting with the general running of the office. Working within a small business environment, this would suit someone who enjoys variety and is happy to take ownership of a broad range of responsibilities.
The role will include:

Finance & Bookkeeping
- Acting as the sole bookkeeper for the business
- Processing purchase and sales invoices
- Bank and credit card reconciliations
- Managing payment runs
- Credit control and debt chasing
- Processing employee expenses
- Maintaining the Director's Loan Account
- Producing reports including sales, cash flow and project profitability
- Managing fixed assets and depreciation
- Posting journals

Payroll Support
- Processing weekly workshop timesheets
- Monitoring and recording overtime
- Posting relevant payroll journals
- Supporting with employee payroll queries

Office & Business Support
- Providing day-to-day support to the Director
- Arranging meetings and coordinating diaries
- Supporting with quotations and customer queries
- Checking supplier costs and supporting with project costings
- Booking travel and accommodation
- Managing office supplies and general administration
- Coordinating company vehicle servicing, MOTs and insurance renewals

HR & Administration
- Preparing starter and employee paperwork
- Maintaining holiday, absence and lateness records
- Taking notes during meetings and maintaining employee records
- Supporting with recruitment administration
- Assisting with Health & Safety administration, including chasing documentation and arranging training

About you:
The successful candidate will have previous experience within a broad bookkeeping or finance role and will be comfortable taking responsibility for the day-to-day accounts of a business.

You will ideally have:
- Previous bookkeeping experience, including purchase ledger, sales ledger and reconciliations
- Recent experience using Sage 50 Accounts
- Good Microsoft Excel skills
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- The ability to manage multiple priorities
- Good communication skills
- A proactive and hands-on approach

This role would suit someone who has previously worked as a Bookkeeper, Accounts Manager, Finance & Office Manager or within a broad standalone finance position and enjoys working within a small business where no two days are the same.

If you are an experienced finance professional looking for a varied role where you can take ownership of the bookkeeping function whilst supporting the wider business, please apply today.