Finance & Office Manager in Manchester - Adele Carr Recruitment Limited

Job Title: Accounts & Office Manager
Location: Manchester
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum (DOE)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (8:00am-4:00pm with 30-minute lunch, or 9:30am-5:30pm)
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Working Pattern: Fully office-based initially, with the option of 1 day working from home after probation

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Accounts & Office Manager to join a fast-paced, growing fashion design business based in Manchester, near Victoria Station. This is a hands-on, varied role combining finance management with office administration, offering real responsibility within a long-established, family-owned company that works with well-known UK retailers and promotes a dynamic, collaborative working culture.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director and working closely with external accountants.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare accurate monthly management accounts in collaboration with the external accountant
• Produce accounts up to trial balance
• Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns
• Manage sales ledger, purchase ledger, and credit control
• Raise, match, and reconcile invoices and overheads
• Complete bank, balance sheet, and credit card reconciliations
• Process payroll for less than 25 staff
• Manage weekly and monthly supplier payment runs
• Develop and maintain cashflow forecasts and budgets
• Produce weekly and monthly financial reports
• Review costs and expenditure, identifying efficiencies
• Act as the main point of contact for HMRC and other external bodies
• Support financial reporting for a small property portfolio, including rental reports and meter readings
• Manage general office administration and act as a central point of contact
• Provide basic HR administration support for new starters and personnel records
• Oversee Health & Safety procedures, utilities, and office security
• Liaise with suppliers, customers, and third-party service providers
• Assist with general enquiries and day-to-day office coordination

About You:

• AAT qualified, part-qualified, or qualified by experience
• Strong all-round bookkeeping experience and confidence managing accounts independently
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• Able to work under pressure and manage sudden changes effectively
• Positive, proactive, and hands-on with a "can-do" attitude
• Strong Excel skills and using accounting systems (Xero, Opera Pegasus advantageous)
• Import background or similar advantageous but not essential
• Organised, adaptable, and confident working autonomously

Why Apply?

• Stable, long-established business with an entrepreneurial culture
• Convenient city-centre location with nearby parking
• Opportunity to make a genuine impact in a growing business

What's Next?
If you are looking for a varied role in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you.