ASHLEY REES
ASSOCIATES Finance & Accountancy Recruitment Specialists

A service organisation based in Portishead is currently recruiting a Finance Manager to join their team.

Working for a growing SME, this is an excellent opportunity for anyone who enjoys managing small teams and has complete ownership of the month end process.

Duties will include:

• Producing a full set of management accounts
• Mentoring and leading a team
• Dealing with Senior Stakeholders in other departments within the organisation
• Contribute towards cost-saving ideas
• Provide month end commentary and analysis
• Asses and manage cash flow
• Assisting with the audit trail

The successful candidate will also ideally hold a professional accountancy qualification, have worked within an SME environment previously and have invoice discounting experience.

A service organisation based in Portishead is currently recruiting a Payroll Administrator to join their team.

Working for a well-established organisation, this is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to further their career within this field.

Duties will include:

• Processing monthly salaries and hourly wages
• Issuing P46’s and P46’s when required
• Calculating SSP and SMP
• Payroll reconciliations
• Assisting with Year End
• Dealing with payroll queries

Previous experience of payroll is essential.  The successful candidate must also be confident dealing with people over the phone and face to face.

A manufacturing organisation based in Portishead is currently recruiting a Financial Administrator on a temporary basis.

To cover staff shortages and long terms sickness, this role will last approximately 3 months

Duties will include:

• Assisting with processing staff payroll
• Creating and amending spreadsheet data
• Dealing with client account queries
• Processing new starter packs
• Recording staff numbers and leavers
• Processing timesheets
• Dealing with timesheet queries

Previous experience of working in payroll is beneficial but not essential.  The successful candidate must be comfortable working on excel and be able to demonstrate strong administrative and numerical skills.

A service organisation based in Central Bristol is currently recruiting a Management Accountant to join them for approximately 6 months.

Covering maternity, the position will report into the Finance Director and work in accounts team of four others.

Duties will include:

• Variance reporting
• Cash management of project companies
• Forecasting and budgeting
• Assist with statutory accounts
• VAT returns
• Support investor reporting
• Provide day to day management of the Bookkeeper

Previous experience of working in a previous management/financial accounting role is essential.  The successful candidate will also ideally hold a professional accountancy qualification.

A financial services organisation based in Warmley is currently recruiting a Finance Assistant to join them on a 12-month basis.

To cover maternity and to start as soon as possible, this role would suit someone who enjoys the investigative nature of data and numbers and assisting with decision making around financial results.

Duties will include:

• Monthly reporting on loan management and investor updates
• Recording transactional accounting entries
• Analyse customer loans against budgets
• Setting up payments
• Reporting on contract changes
• Chasing overdue payments
• Negotiating payment plans
• Drawing up and producing loan agreements

Previous experience of working within a financial/accounting environment is essential. The successful candidate must be proficient on excel and comfortable dealing with people over the phone.

A service organisation based in central Bristol is currently recruiting an Accounts Assistant to join their team.

Working for a company that operates all over the world and within a position that offers study support if desired, this is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to further their career within this field.

Duties will include:

• Ledger and margin analysis
• Reconcile nominal ledger
• Processing payments
• Option to progress through the business and take on management accounts
• Invoicing
• Responsible for your own portfolio of clients
• Dealing with client queries
• Match internal rates to invoices received

Previous experience of working within an accounts team is essential.  The successful candidate must also be a strong communicator and proficient on Excel.

A financial services organisation in Bath is currently recruiting a Sales Support Manager to join their team.

Working for a market leader within its field, this is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to further their career within this sector.

Duties will include:
• Mentor and oversee Sales Support and Payouts teams
• Develop effective external relationships
• Run credit/land registry searches
• Contact brokers to establish credit approval and compile packages for underwriting team
• Assist and help grow customer base
• Chase and follow up accepted proposals
• Ensure customer account records are kept up to date
• Ensure relevant legislation and guidance is adhered to
• Maintain a commercial view to all proposals and advise accordingly

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills and have worked within a customer service-based role previously. Knowledge of asset finance is advantageous.

A service organisation based in Frome is currently recruiting a Portuguese-speaking Administrator to join their team.

This is a newly created role working for a growing, ambitious organisation and will give the successful candidate the opportunity to occasionally travel off site and abroad to meet the organisations’ clients.

Duties will include:

• Stock reporting for designated countries and customers
• Review, amend and format site inspection reports
• Read and review internal audit reports
• Ensure all electronic files are allocated appropriately
• Provide regular reports to bank and customers
• Specific country administration including HR, legal and accounting

A high level of both written and verbal Portuguese language skills are essential.  The successful candidate must also possess strong administration skills and be able to organise and communicate effectively.

An SME based in Tewkesbury is currently recruiting a Financial Controller to join their team.

This is a newly created role due to growth and a re-evaluation of the finance department and the role it plays with the wider strategic/operational functions of the business.

Duties will include:

• Managing and mentoring a team
• Providing month end analysis and commentary of results to senior stakeholders within the business
• Costing and KPI reporting
• Production of management accounts
• Assisting with year-end accounts and the audit trail
• Cashflow analysis and reporting
• Project accounting

Previous experience of working within a similar role is essential.  The successful candidate will ideally be qualified and have an SME background.  Strong analysis/excel skills also required.

A public sector organisation based in central Bath is currently recruiting a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join their team.

Working for an ethics-first company that promotes employees well-being within the workplace, this is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to further their career within purchase ledger

Duties will include:

• Coding and matching invoices
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Posting journals
• Dealing with queries
• Processing invoices
• Data entry

Previous purchase ledger experience is essential.  The successful candidate must also be proficient on Excel and other Microsoft Office products

A service organisation based in Gloucester is currently recruiting a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join their team.

This is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to enhance their experience within this field working for a highly reputable, well-established organisation.

Duties will include:

• Coding and matching invoices
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Posting journals
• Dealing with queries
• Processing invoices
• Data entry

Previous purchase ledger experience is essential.  The successful candidate must also be proficient on Excel and other Microsoft Office products

A retail organisation based in Bedminster is currently recruiting a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join their team.

Working for a growing business, this is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to further their career within this field.

Duties will include:

• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Posting journals
• Processing invoices
• Creating spreadsheets
• Dealing with accounting queries

Previous experience of working in an accounts team is essential.  The successful candidate must also be comfortable using excel.

A manufacturing organisation based in Birmingham is currently recruiting a Financial Accountant to join their team on an interim basis, approximately 3 months.

Working with a newly appointed Finance Manager, this role is to assist with heavy workload whilst internal accounting processes are reviewed.

Duties will include:
• Investigate and correct historical financial data
• Undertake a large payroll reconciliation project
• Spreadsheet and data manipulation
• Commentate findings and support Senior Stakeholders
• Ad hoc project accounting

The successful candidate must have strong excel skills, be comfortable dealing with large volumes of data and be happy to commit to a temporary assignment.

A service organisation based in Portishead is currently recruiting a Commercial Accountant to join their team.

Working closely with the Finance Director, this is a great opportunity to become a key player in guiding the financial direction of the business.

Duties will include:
• Support the monthly forecasting process
• Creation and ownership of a variety of financial/strategy models
• Design operational plans and suggest solutions where there is under-performance
• Provide regular updates on risks and successes
• Produce margin analysis and KPI summaries
• Review commercial plans, interpret the requirements of internal customers and implement solutions
• Coordinate the budgeting process across several business units

The successful candidate will hold a professional accountancy qualification and have strong financial modelling and excel experience. Excellent relationship-building and communication skills are also essential.

A service organisation based in Frome is currently recruiting a French-speaking Administrator to join their team.

This is a newly created role working for a growing, ambitious organisation and will give the successful candidate the opportunity to occasionally travel off site and abroad to meet the organisations’ clients.

Duties will include:
• Stock reporting for designated countries and customers
• Review, amend and format site inspection reports
• Read and review internal audit reports
• Ensure all electronic files are allocated appropriately
• Provide regular reports to bank and customers
• Specific country administration including HR, legal and accounting

A high level of both written and verbal French language skills are essential. The successful candidate must also possess strong administration skills and be able to organise and communicate effectively.

A retail organisation based in Cirencester is currently recruiting a Credit Controller to join their team.

Working for a fast-moving company that is growing, this is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to enhance their experience within this field.

Duties will include:

• Chasing overdue payments over the phone and following up via email and written correspondence
• Allocating cash
• Processing sales invoices
• Advising on overdue accounts
• Assisting with setting credit limits
• Dealing with queries

Previous credit control experience is essential as well as excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

A service organisation based in Nailsea is currently recruiting a Collections Agent on an initial 6- month basis.

Working for a well-recognised business within the local area, this is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to further their career within this field.

Duties will include:

• Create statement accounts using excel
• Asking customers for payment
• Agreeing payment plans and payment methods
• Setting up Direct Debits
• Delivering excellent customer service
• Reviewing and updating all systems

The successful candidate must be proficient on excel and be a confident communicating with people over the telephone.

An accountancy practice based in Westbury On Trym is currently recruiting a Practice Accountant to join their team.

This is newly created role working for a growing business and is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to further their career within this field.

Duties will include:

• Accounts preparation
• Personal tax returns
• Corporate tax returns
• Assisting with audits
• Dealing with and advising clients
• Management accounts for small companies

Previous experience of working in an accountancy practice is essential.  The successful candidate will also ideally be studying towards an accountancy qualification.

An accountancy practice in Westbury on Trym is currently recruiting a Senior Accountant to join their team.

This is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to further their career within this field working for a well-established, growing practice

Duties will include:

• Overseeing and approving work by other members of staff
• Finalising accounts for sole traders, limited companies and partnerships
• VAT returns
• Audit
• Personal Tax returns
• Corporation Tax
• Preparing management accounts
• Advising clients based on financial performance

Previous experience of working within a Practice is essential.  The successful candidate must also be proficient on Excel, IRIS experience is an advantage.

A retail organisation based in Westbury is currently recruiting a Credit Control Supervisor to join their team.

This role is an excellent opportunity for an experienced credit controller looking to take the next step in their career.

Duties will include:

• Oversee a team
• Prepare reports on overdue accounts and insurance claims
• Assist in implementing process changes
• Ensure compliance with credit insurance policies and procedures
• Perform credit checks and agree credit limits
• Proactively undertake cash collection via telephone, email, and letter
• Maintain accurate customer collection records

Previous experience of credit control is essential.  The successful candidate must also be able to demonstrate strong analysis and team leading skills

A service organisation based in Central Bristol is currently recruiting a Finance Assistant to join their team.

Working for a company specialising in project management that has an excellent reputation within its field, this is a great opportunity for anyone looking to further their career within this field.

Duties will include:

• Payment runs
• VAT returns
• Cashflow analysis
• Purchase ledger
• Sales ledger
• Bank reconciliations
• Other ad hoc accounting tasks related to specific projects

Previous experience of working within a finance team is essential.  The successful candidate must also be comfortable using excel and dealing with people face to face and over the telephone

A service organisation based in Taunton is currently recruiting a Finance Assistant to join their team.

Working for a well-established organisation that has very low staff turnover, this is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to further their career within this field.

Duties will include:

• Ensure invoices are paid in a timely manner
• Banking payments on the General Ledger
• Spreadsheet manipulation
• Accounting adjustments
• Direct Debit set up
• Assist with debt chasing

Previous experience of working in an accounts team is essential.  The successful candidate must also be a good team player and able to communicate well both over the phone and face to face.

A service organisation based in Nailsea is currently recruiting a Finance Manager to join their team.

This role has materialised due to an internal promotion.  Working for an expanding company that has a very good reputation within its sector, this is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to further their career within this field.

Duties will include:

• Managing and mentoring a team
• Supporting business projects
• Developing new business intelligence
• Improving and evolving processes within the team
• Monthly reporting of income
• Ensuring targets and deadlines are met by the team
• Month end reporting and analysis

Strong analysis and process improvement experience is essential.  The successful candidate will be fully qualified and be able to demonstrate excellent leadership skills.

A manufacturing organisation based in Tetbury is currently recruiting an Accounts Assistant to join their team.

Working for a well-established, local business, this is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to further their career within this field.

Duties will include:

• Post journals
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Deal with customer invoicing queries
• Raise self-billing invoices
• Process sales invoices
• Allocate cash

Previous experience of working in an accounts department is essential. The successful candidate must be comfortable working on excel and communication over the telephone.

A public sector organisation based in Trowbridge is currently recruiting a Credit Manager to join their team.

Working for an organisation that is well-known throughout the UK, this is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to further their career within this field.

Duties will include:

• Managing and mentoring a team of 8 credit controllers
• Drive debt review meetings
• Responsible for continuous credit risk assessment
• Lead and implement credit strategy
• Address and resolve instances of non-compliance of credit policy throughout the business
• Minimise credit risk and bad debt
• Continuously look to improve efficiencies within the department
• Producing and commentating on credit management reports

Previous experience of working in a similar role is essential.  The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate keen commercial awareness and strong leadership skills