JRRL are looking for an Office Manager from an accounts environment to work in this expanding accounts department within our client based in Westerham. The role is split between 60% accounts work and 40% office management duties.

Job Description for the Office Manager:

Accounts:

• Supervise the accounts team and provide additional support where necessary, monitoring workload and output
• Manage purchase ledger, processing invoices
• Ensure the general ledger is accurate
• Manage escalation of customer queries and complaints
• To think outside the box to enable resolution of any issues in relation to invoice payments
• To consider any personal and business improvements
• Support in hitting team targets
• Work with the finance team to ensure the month end deadline is reached
• Support the company in maintaining financial performance

Office Manager:

• Ensure peak operations for the business and implement preventive measure for potential issues
• Implement policies and procedures, measure outcomes against standards, and improve operational flow
• Coordinate internal and external resources
• Respond to requests and questions about office operations
• Oversee day-to-day office activities as a main point of contact, and keep management informed regularly

Person Specification for the Office Manager:

• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, with the ability to converse at senior level
• Accounts experience in credit control and sales ledger essential
• Advanced Sage 50 or Sage 200 experience essential
• Excel knowledge essential
• Experience in office management essential
• Strong time-management and people skills, high degree of flexibility and excellent multitasking and organisational ability
• Proficiency with office applications, and aptitude for learning new software and systems
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of company information
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving approach to work
• The ability to prioritise tasks and work under pressure
• Negotiation and relationship building skills
• Manage your workload and supervise others concurrently

Combine your good teamworking skills and confidence in leading and motivating a team in this interesting role that combines office management and a variety of accounts work.