Accounts Team Leader
Cala Consulting are recruiting an Accounts Team Leader for their client, an established business operating within the construction and commercial fit-out sector. This is an opportunity for an experienced accounts professional to oversee the day-to-day running of the accounts function, ensuring accurate financial processing, effective controls and efficient accounting procedures.
Working closely with the Financial Controller, the successful candidate will manage a varied accounts workload, including purchase and subcontractor invoices, supplier payments, payroll, VAT returns and credit control. Previous experience within construction or commercial fit-out would be particularly beneficial.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Oversee the processing and matching of purchase invoices against purchase orders, including three-way matching and invoice reporting.
- Complete supplier reconciliations and resolve invoice and payment queries.
- Process subcontractor invoices, ensuring compliance with CIS and RCT requirements.
- Assist with weekly subcontractor and monthly supplier payment runs, including multi-currency payments.
- Support sales invoicing, credit control and the setup of new contracts within accounting systems.
- Supervise and support weekly payroll processing, including timesheets, approvals and compliance requirements.
- Prepare and submit VAT returns, ensuring accurate VAT coding and recovery.
- Manage credit card statements, expense coding and overhead cost analysis.
- Support month-end procedures and ensure financial deadlines are met.
- Help maintain accurate financial records, robust controls and confidentiality across the accounts function.
Essential Criteria
- ATI/AAT qualification or an equivalent accounting technician qualification.
- Minimum of three years experience in a senior accounts role.
- Experience supervising, mentoring or overseeing a small accounts team.
- Good working knowledge of CIS and RCT.
- Strong technical understanding of UK and Republic of Ireland VAT, particularly within construction.
- Practical experience processing weekly payroll, including RTI and auto-enrolment requirements.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas, XLOOKUP and pivot tables.
- Experience with invoice matching, reconciliations and financial controls.
- Excellent attention to detail, communication and organisational skills.
- Ability to resolve issues proactively, work with minimal supervision and handle confidential financial information.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience using COINS ERP or a similar construction-sector accounting system.
- Experience working within a multi-currency business.
- Experience with contract sales invoicing.
Salary and Benefits
- Salary negotiable depending on experience.
- Competitive pension scheme.
- Private medical insurance after one year of employment.
- Additional annual leave based on length of service, up to five extra days.
- Team building, health and wellbeing activities.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Death-in-service benefit.
Benefits:Pension Fund Medical Aid / Health Care
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