Finance and Office Manager

Company: SF Partners
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Location: Nottingham
Job Description:

SF Recruitment are currently recruiting for an experienced Office & Finance Manager to join a well-established Nottingham business on a maternity cover contract.

Salary: Up to £45,000pa DOE

Contract: Fixed-term maternity cover – approximately 11 months

Location: Nottingham

Working pattern: 4 or 5 days per week considered

Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm, with a 30-minute lunch break

Working arrangement: Fully office-based

This is a varied, hands-on role where you will take responsibility for the day-to-day bookkeeping and finance activities, whilst also supporting with the general running of the office. Working within a small business environment, this would suit someone who enjoys variety and is happy to take ownership of a broad range of responsibilities.

The role will include:

Finance & Bookkeeping

  • Acting as the sole bookkeeper for the business
  • Processing purchase and sales invoices
  • Bank and credit card reconciliations
  • Managing payment runs
  • Credit control and debt chasing
  • Processing employee expenses
  • Maintaining the Director’s Loan Account
  • Producing reports including sales, cash flow and project profitability
  • Managing fixed assets and depreciation
  • Posting journals

Payroll Support

  • Processing weekly workshop timesheets
  • Monitoring and recording overtime
  • Posting relevant payroll journals
  • Supporting with employee payroll queries

Office & Business Support

  • Providing day-to-day support to the Director
  • Arranging meetings and coordinating diaries
  • Supporting with quotations and customer queries
  • Checking supplier costs and supporting with project costings
  • Booking travel and accommodation
  • Managing office supplies and general administration
  • Coordinating company vehicle servicing, MOTs and insurance renewals

HR & Administration

  • Preparing starter and employee paperwork
  • Maintaining holiday, absence and lateness records
  • Taking notes during meetings and maintaining employee records
  • Supporting with recruitment administration
  • Assisting with Health & Safety administration, including chasing documentation and arranging training

About you:

The successful candidate will have previous experience within a broad bookkeeping or finance role and will be comfortable taking responsibility for the day-to-day accounts of a business.

You will ideally have:

  • Previous bookkeeping experience, including purchase ledger, sales ledger and reconciliations
  • Recent experience using Sage 50 Accounts
  • Good Microsoft Excel skills
  • Strong organisational and time management skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • The ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Good communication skills
  • A proactive and hands-on approach

This role would suit someone who has previously worked as a Bookkeeper, Accounts Manager, Finance & Office Manager or within a broad standalone finance position and enjoys working within a small business where no two days are the same.

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Posted: August 29th, 2026