Finance Manager

Eden Scott is delighted to be partnering with our client to recruit for a Finance Manager to join their rural estate business in Perthshire

Key responsibilities

• Monthly management of books and records (including Xero);


• Provision of monthly management account reporting packs for all estate business streams;


• Maintenance of accounts receivable and payable;


• Bank account(s) management, payments and reconciliation and cash management;


• Management and oversight of part-time bookkeeper;


• Communication and coordination with estate manager and London office;


• Liaise with estate accounting firm on queries as required;


• VAT compliance- preparation of quarterly VAT return (partial exemption calculations where necessary) and submission to HMRC;


• Liaise with HMRC on queries as required.

Additional responsibilities required:

Purchase ledger and payments

• Set up supplier details on xero


• Process all purchase invoices, prepare payment run based on approved invoices and set up payments with in line with due dates


• Upload payment run to the bank

Bank and cash

• Process all receipts and payments in Xero


• Process all non-purchase ledger bank payments and non-sales ledger receipts to nominal accounts


• Reconcile all bank accounts monthly in line with reporting timetable

Sales ledger

• Set up customer details on Xero


• Prepare sales invoices within Xero


• Send sales invoice to customer

Management accounts

• Prepare weekly management accounts for heads of departments where required;


• Prepare monthly management accounts in agreed format and to agreed timetable for all estate business streams.

Potential to take on payroll responsibilities for estate employees, presently out-sourced.

Package includes:

• Salary negotiable and dependent upon experience


• Excellent pension and package available for the right candidate

If this is of interest then please send your updated CV to [email protected] or click on the link to apply