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About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to oversee the finances of an established and expanding executive recruitment business based in Leeds.
Operating across a range of established and emerging sectors, Verrus have a proven track record for proactively delivering game-changing senior professionals to a predominantly international client base that ranges from rapid growth start-ups to established corporations.
Key Responsibilities
Working closely alongside the company’s two founding Directors, the successful candidate will assume responsibility for:
- Maintaining the company’s financial records on Sage
- Preparing accurate monthly management information for the Directors
- Implementing and maintaining robust internal controls appropriate for an expanding company
- Managing and reconciling sales and purchase ledgers and investigating discrepancies
- Preparing & submitting quarterly VAT returns
- Preparing monthly payroll, including commission/bonus structures
- Ensuring compliance with HMRC
- Maintaining & updating fixed asset records
- Producing budgets and forecasts and measuring performance against these
- Managing cash flow
- Liaise with the company’s external accountants on statutory accounts and corporation tax
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Key Requirements
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Applicants will be expected to demonstrate:
- Proven experience of managing the finances of an SME business.
- Strong management accounting experience.
- Ability to manage multiple financial priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Sound understanding of UK accounting principles, VAT regulations, payroll processes, and HMRC compliance requirements.
- Experience of producing budgets, forecasts, and cash flow projections
- Strong reconciliation and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify, investigate, and resolve financial discrepancies.
- Proficiency in Sage and Microsoft Excel, including the ability to analyse and present financial data effectively.
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