Job Description

OFFICE & FINANCE MANAGER

Set in the Kent countryside, The Montreal Estate is a family owned and managed rural business.  The Estate comprises 2500 acres of land and our output includes arable, livestock, forestry, conference facilities, events, renewable energy and residential properties.

We are looking for a dedicated individual to take over and manage a broad range of responsibilities, these include managing financial processes, office & fleet management, Human Resources and Health & Safety systems and processes. This position will suit a self-starter who can work on their own initiative.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years’ experience in a similar role. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Inputting expenditure and creating sales invoices on the accounts system
• Preparation of monthly management accounts
• Reconciliation of accounts ledgers, VAT returns, monthly payroll, budgeting, bank, etc.
• Assisting company accountants with year end

• Onboarding employees
• Maintaining employee files
• Recording and managing staff absence

• Strong working knowledge of Health & Safety processes including being in attendance for H&S audits and following up and implementing recommendations
• Consulting with external IT company re software, hardware and IT infrastructure

• Document control; filing, scanning and saving to folders
• Fleet management
• Arranging Estate insurances
• Ordering office supplies
• Maintaining the Outlook shared calendar and enquiries inbox
• Answering the phone, distributing post, other ad-hoc admin duties
• Greeting Estate visitors

The full job description and person specification is available on request.

This is an office-based role, Monday to Friday from 08:30 to 17:00.  The salary for the role is between £40,000 to £45,000 per annum (DoE), with 23 days holiday plus bank holidays.  The role is based in Sevenoaks and there is free parking on site.

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