Book-keeper & Payroll Administrator - Brandon, United Kingdom - Willow Grove Farm Ltd

Description

Job title:
Book-keeper & Payroll Administrator


Location:
Willow Grove Farm, Lakenheath, Suffolk


Hours of work:
Approx 25 hours per week
Working pattern by mutual arrangement
Hybrid working considered
Employed or self-employed working arrangement considered


Reports to:
Michelle Hugo, Director


Salary:
Starting salary £22,000 pro rata, depending on experience

Willow Grove Farm is a family-owned farm located just outside Lakenheath, Suffolk.
Purchased in 2021 as a project to be renovated and rejuvenated, the farm operates a varied portfolio of business enterprises including:

• A glamping site.
• Coffee shop.
• Paddocks for resting racehorses.
• Units providing rented office and storage space.
• Insurance brokerage and financial services.

We are a small team who work together to achieve the high standards that we expect from ourselves and from those that work for us.

Whilst this is a friendly, inclusive and supportive working environment, it is also driven by a strong business ethos and a commitment to professionalism in everything we do.

Overview of job description & key tasks/ responsibilities:

• Customer invoicing
• processing invoices & credit notes.
• Supplier invoicing.
• Preparing financial statements showing business income and expenditure.
• Paying vendor invoices and tracking bank account balances.
• Reconciling bank accounts.
• Completing VAT returns.
• Verifying the accuracy of business accounts and alerting the Accountant of errors.
• Recording any inconsistencies to help the Accountants reconcile inaccuracies.
• Developing monthly financial statements including cash flow, profit and loss and balance sheets.
• Processing employee payroll, including HMRC returns and pension contribution.
• Managing employee expense claims.
• Helping the Accountant with administrative duties and preparing yearly accounts.
• Producing management accounts across separate businesses within the Willow Grove Farm portfolio.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria:

• Experienced and with a full working knowledge of Xero accounting software.
• Highly computer literate (Windows, MS Office, Outlook).
• Experience of setting up and maintaining systems and processes.
• Experience of setting up and maintaining spreadsheets.
• Experience of invoicing, bank reconciliation and credit control.
• Experience of processing payroll, including HMRC returns and pension contributions.
• Experience of management accounts.
• Exceptional organisational skills in order to plan efficiently and meet deadlines.
• Logical, diligent, methodical, well organised and able to see a job through from beginning to completion.
• Excellent attention to detail and levels of accuracy.
• Ability to resolve problems as they arise.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of VAT returns.
• Experience of working within a multifaceted business, with numerous interconnected operations.
• Knowledge and/ or experience of similar organisations/ industries.
• Experience of working with a business Start-Up mentality.

Benefits

• 29 days holiday, including public holidays
• 3% employer pension contribution
• Relaxed dress code
• Scenic office location
• Onsite parking

Job Type:
Part-time

Part-time hours: 25 per week


Salary:
From £22,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Flexitime
• Free parking
• Onsite parking

Schedule:

• Flexitime

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Brandon: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Language:

• Fluent English (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Brandon


Reference ID:
BK/PA