Accounts & Office Administrator in Newport - Môrwell Talent Solutions

Accounts & Office Administrator

Newport

£28,000 – £34,000 per annum (DOE)

35 hours per week (flexible start/finish – e.g. 9:00am – 4:30pm with 30 mins lunch)

Môrwell Talent Solutions is delighted to be partnering with a well-established, £3m turnover engineering business in Newport to recruit an Accounts & Office Administrator.

This is a key hire due to the retirement of a long-standing member of staff, offering stability, a supportive team environment, and a genuinely varied role. The position is predominantly accounts-focused (approx. 90%) with some additional office and operational support duties.

The Role

Reporting into the Financial Manager, you will take responsibility for a broad range of finance and administrative tasks across multiple entities.

Finance & Accounts - 90% of role

• Processing payroll (c.12 weekly and 10 monthly staff)
• Managing sales, purchase, and subcontractor ledgers
• Raising sales invoices and maintaining invoice logs
• Completing bank reconciliations, including:
  
  • Printing and reconciling bank statements
  • Updating BACS and Faster Payments records
  • Monitoring interest and charges
• Supporting month-end processes up to trial balance stage
• Completing statutory and monthly returns:
  
  • VAT (quarterly)
  • CIS
  • PAYE
  • Apprenticeship Levy
• Managing pension submissions (People’s Pension)
• Maintaining WIP and financial spreadsheets
• Supporting management accounts processes
• Working with RedSky systems

Administration & Office Support – 10% of role

• Maintaining supplier and customer records (including credit checks)
• Supporting contract administration and filing
• Monitoring and ordering office supplies (stationery, janitorial, kitchen)
• Updating attendance and holiday records
• Managing purchase orders and invoice logs
• Maintaining internal systems (stock, supplier databases)

Operational & General Duties

• Assisting with stock control (booking in/out, workshop sheets)
• Checking utilities, waste, and general site upkeep
• Liaising for collections and meter readings
• Supporting day-to-day office and site requirements
• Assisting with ad hoc tasks across the office and workshop

About You

• Experience in a similar accounts role
• Confident with payroll processing and ledger management
• Comfortable working up to trial balance stage
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• Proactive and willing to support across different areas of the business
• Good working knowledge of Excel and accounting systems

What’s on Offer

• Salary of £28,000 – £34,000 depending on experience
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Private healthcare
• Statutory pension
• Stable, long-standing team environment (c.22 staff)
• Fully office-based role
• Flexible working hours within a 35-hour week

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please get in touch with Môrwell Talent Solutions ASAP.