A busy manufacturing company near Oxford are looking for an Accounts Manager to join the small finance team on a 12-month maternity cover starting in April with a possibility to go permanent.

As an Accounts Manager you will reports directly to the Finance Director who Is responsible for management of the company''s Accounts department including management of one direct support.

Your role is responsible for maintaining accurate accounting records on both the Purchase andamp; Sales Ledger of the business with the support of a part time Account''s Assistant.

• Processing of Accounting transactions, enquiries andamp; queries, both manually andamp; on SAP.
• Maintain andamp; reconcile the Company''s cash-book andamp; ensure daily balancing back to SAP. Balancing GBP, Euro andamp; USD Bank accounts to Company Cash-book on a daily basis.
• Overseeing the Purchase Ledger function with support from currently one part-time Accounts Assistant who processes the Supplier Invoices. Ensuring that all supplier invoices have been authorised by the relevant responsible employee. In the case of material and stock purchases agreeing Invoices to Goods Receipts or Purchase Orders in SAP. Reconciliation of supplier statements andamp; arranging payment of supplier accounts as falling due.

• Processing of UK andamp; Overseas payments through the Company''s online payment systems as instructed andamp; in line with agreed in-house authorisation levels.

• Chasing andamp; recording of Customer Deposits liaising with the Sales Manager.
• Generating Sales Invoices from delivery notes from the Parts department.
  • Processing monthly statements andamp; chasing payments for overdue invoices
• Collation of export documentation to satisfy customs and excise requirements.
• Processing credit card payments
• Reconciliation of the company Barclaycard transactions- obtaining relevant receipts
• Production of weekly offline Offline tenders report showing weekly movement of finished stock. Attending weekly meetings as Accounts department representative wit
• Production and Sales staff to review.
• Answering telephone calls and general office duties.
• Undertake other basic accounting andamp; reporting tasks as directed.

You need to be conversant with up-to-date office practices and procedures, be computer literate and have a working knowledge of SAP (or an equivalent accounting system, such as Sage) and Microsoft Office plus good interpersonal skills and telephone manner.

The hours can be flexible Monday - Friday 8.00am - 4.30pm, 8.30am - 5.00pm, 9.00am - 5.30pm,

office based and salary c£40 depending on experience and 23 days holiday + 8 Bank holidays.

Due to the location, you must have your own transport and they have plenty of parking.