SVC article

Part-Time Finance Manager/Accountant

April 17, 2026

Job Category: Finance

Job Types: Part Time

Job Locations: Great Dunmow

Part-Time Finance Manager/Accountant
Great Dunmow, Essex
Part-time (1 to 2 days per week) – hybrid considered
c£25 per hour negotiable

Job Overview

We are looking for a dependable and detail-focused Part-Time Finance Manager/Accountant to join our client based in Great Dunmow. This is a flexible, part-time offering 1 to possible 2 days a week.

Outline of tasks include:

Daily cash flow forecast monitoring.
Process weekly PL invoice payments.
Reimburse monthly staff expense claims and process overtime payments.
Gap analysis for long and short term targets
Post monthly group inter-company journals, accrual and prepayment journals and payroll journals.
Post monthly stock take and stock transfer figures.
Run monthly nominal ledger activity report and check everything has been posted correctly.
Produce monthly management accounts pack for discussion with the MD.
Reconcile and submit quarterly VAT returns.
Close accounts for the year and prepare year end file for stat accounts preparation.
Post year end journals.
Reconcile the balance sheet and P&L with the closing TB.
Set budgets and revenue targets for the upcoming year.
Ensure DLA accounts do not go overdrawn
Monitor sales for trends and downturns.
Monitor expenses for fluctuations.
Run 3x monthly payrolls covering 20 staff and make wage payments via bank transfer.
Set up new staff on Tanda, nest and Xero payroll systems.
Calculate holiday entitlements and set up balances for the new year.
Minimum wage compliance checks.
Monitor holiday entitlements and ensure staff take the allowance by the end of the year.
Submit NEST pension returns monthly.