Finance Manager
The Car Park People are looking for a highly organised Finance Manager to join our growing team. This is a full-time, mainly home-based role, offering flexibility while giving you an important role in the day-to-day financial management of our business.
The successful candidate must live within 25 miles of Manchester Airport and be able to attend meetings in person twice a week.
Job Details
Job Type: Full-time
Hours: 40 hours per week
Salary: £35,000–£40,000 per annum, pro rata depending on hours and experience
Bonus: Achievable 5k-10k bonus per annum
Location: Mainly home-based, with meetings near Manchester Airport twice a week
About the Role
As Finance Manager, you will take responsibility for the company's day-to-day financial administration, ensuring our financial records are accurate and up to date. You will work closely with the Managing Director and General Manager, providing financial information and reports to support business decisions, monitor performance and manage cash flow.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing the company's Xero accounting system, including invoicing, billing and reporting.
- Generating and checking weekly client invoices.
- Producing monthly sales invoices for land rental agreements.
- Preparing weekly subcontractor hours and payment schedules.
- Producing weekly labour cost reports.
- Preparing weekly banking reports covering income, expenditure, debits and credits.
- Producing management reports from Xero as required.
- Monitoring budgets and reporting actual performance against budget.
- Checking VAT returns before submission by the company's accountant.
- Managing company bank accounts, including payments, transfers and reconciliations.
- Preparing weekly wage and monthly salary information for payroll.
- Working closely with the General Manager to monitor the company's financial performance.
- Assisting with cash flow monitoring and financial forecasting.
- Maintaining accurate financial records and filing systems.
- Providing general finance administration support.
- Assisting the General Manager with other duties as required.
About You
We are looking for someone with previous experience in a similar finance role, with good working knowledge of Xero.
You will be:
- Highly organised and able to manage your own workload.
- Accurate and detail-oriented.
- Confident working with financial data and producing reports.
- Comfortable managing multiple deadlines and weekly financial processes.
- Experienced in using Xero and Microsoft Office.
- Able to communicate confidently with management and external accountants.
- Reliable, proactive and comfortable working independently from home.
Why Join The Car Park People?
This is a great opportunity to join a growing business in a role where you can have a genuine impact. We offer a flexible, mainly home-based working environment, while providing the opportunity to work closely with the management team and play an important part in the company's continued growth.
How to Apply
If you have the finance experience, Xero knowledge and organisational skills we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a covering letter explaining your experience and why you would be a good fit for the role.
Please note: Applicants must be based within 25 miles of Manchester Airport and be able to attend in-person meetings twice a week.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester Airport
