Finance Officer
The Opportunity
David Knight Services Ltd, based in Tythegston, Bridgend is a well-established company looking for a Full Time Finance Officer to join their friendly, supportive team. The standard hours of work will be 40 hours per week, between the hours of 8:30am and 5:30pm, Monday-Friday. The role requires good sound background experience of Sage One Accounting software.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an organised and motivated finance professional looking for a varied, hands-on role within a successful business. Joining at an exciting stage of the company's growth, you'll have the chance to contribute to a significant new project while running the day-to-day finance operations. In this pivotal role, you will oversee key financial operations, ensure accurate financial reporting, and support strategic financial planning.
Working as part of a collaborative and experienced team, you'll play an important role in maintaining the smooth running of the finance function, taking ownership of both sales and purchase ledger processes while helping to identify and implement improvements as the business continues to evolve.
Duties
- Manage overall financial management activities, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis to support organisational goals.
- Oversee financial accounting processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards and regulations.
- Complete accounts payable functions, ensuring timely processing of invoices and payments while maintaining strong vendor relationships.
- Implement cost control measures by analysing expenses and identifying opportunities for efficiency improvements.
- Lead financial planning initiatives by preparing reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior management.
- Monitor cash flow and liquidity to ensure the organisation’s financial stability.
- Provide leadership and guidance to company team members, fostering a collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
· Prepare and issue customer invoices accurately and in a timely manner.
· Allocate incoming payments and reconcile customer accounts.
· Monitor outstanding balances, chase overdue payments where required, and resolve customer queries.
· Maintain accurate and up-to-date customer account records.
· Process supplier invoices efficiently and accurately.
· Match, code and post invoices.
· Reconcile supplier statements and investigate any discrepancies.
· Prepare supplier payment runs in line with payment schedules.
· Processing of monthly payroll and pension scheme contributions.
· PAYE and NI payments.
· Processing bank transactions, completing bank reconciliations and agreeing balance to Extended Trial Balance at the month end.
· Support month-end processes and financial reporting.
· Maintain accurate financial records.
· Contribute to finance projects and continuous process improvements.
· Provide general finance and administrative support to the wider team as required.
· Support the administration of the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS), ensuring compliance with HMRC requirements.
· Process subcontractor invoices and maintain accurate CIS records.
· Set up of contractor and submission of CIS returns and associated documentation.
About You
We're looking for someone who is organised, detail-oriented and enjoys working as part of a close-knit team. You'll be proactive, reliable and committed to delivering accurate, high-quality work.
The successful candidate will be responsible for processing data into Sage up to Extended Trial Balance. The successful candidate must have:
· Previous experience in a finance role covering maintenance of sales and purchase ledgers and processing journal adjustments.
· Submission of quarterly VAT returns.
· Processing of expenses.
· Managing budgets.
· Monthly reporting to Director of accounts.
· Monthly reconciliation of control accounts within Sage to agree month end VAT, PAYE/NI and pensions liabilities.
· MUST be able to enter HP agreements onto SAGE.
· Familiarity with Contra Entries.
· Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail.
· The ability to prioritise a varied workload and meet deadlines.
· Strong communication skills with a collaborative approach.
· Good working knowledge of SAGE finance systems and Microsoft Excel.
· An AAT qualification or equivalent.
Pay: £31,200.00-£35,360.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
