Bookkeeper – Huddersfield
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000
Full time, flexible start/finish times

JHE & Partners are delighted to be working exclusively with a successful and well-established business in Huddersfield to recruit an experienced Bookkeeper on a permanent basis.

This is a standalone role, responsible for the day-to-day management of the company’s finances. You will oversee all bookkeeping tasks, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and smooth financial operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage all daily financial records accurately and confidentially
• Process supplier invoices, staff expenses, and customer payments
• Prepare and run a small monthly payroll in line with HMRC requirements
• Complete regular bank reconciliations and resolve any discrepancies
• Oversee accounts payable and receivable, ensuring timely payments and collections
• Produce monthly and year-end reports using Sage 50
• Prepare and submit VAT returns
• Support budgeting, cash flow forecasting, and management reporting
• Liaise with external accountants and auditors as required
• Maintain clear and organised financial documentation

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and hands-on Bookkeeper looking for a stable, varied role within a supportive and flexible business.

Please apply at your earliest convenience to avoid missing out! 

Note this role is fully office-based.

Working in an existing team of three, the chosen candidate will have a high level of customer service, ideally working within a manufacturing business. There is a strong emphasis on supply chain management and operations within this role, therefore candidates with exposure across these areas would have strong appeal.

Duties include:

• Providing first class customer service with full autonomy overseeing an allocated customer list
• Overseeing the supply chain from 'cradle-to-grave’, ensuring smooth transition of work completion at all times
• Plan jobs in accordance with the site's production schedule and warehouse capacity
• Liaising with wider operations teams including, production, quality, finance and warehouse attending to and rectifying any queries and anomalies that may arise
• Close liaison with customers, keeping them abreast of projects and orders
• Managing all component supply - both incoming and outgoing
• Handling all customer requests, creating stock sheets and managing stock counts
• Forecasting any short-term demand, driving warehouse efficiency
• Ad hoc duties as expected working in a fast-paced and thriving facility

Candidates with experience and understanding of supply chain cycles would be of high interest to the client. It is imperative the chosen candidate can demonstrate an excellent calibre of customer service and wider operations duties. Experience of SAP and ERP systems would be useful as well as working with senior management and wider internal teams.

Full training will be given.

On offer is an hourlky rate in the region of £14 - £17 per hour depending on experience. Please apply for further details.

Note this role is fully office-based.

Working in an existing team of three, the chosen candidate will have a high level of customer service, ideally working within a manufacturing business. There is a strong emphasis on supply chain management and operations within this role, therefore candidates with exposure across these areas would have strong appeal.

Duties include:

• Providing first class customer service with full autonomy overseeing an allocated customer list
• Overseeing the supply chain from 'cradle-to-grave’, ensuring smooth transition of work completion at all times
• Plan jobs in accordance with the site's production schedule and warehouse capacity
• Liaising with wider operations teams including, production, quality, finance and warehouse attending to and rectifying any queries and anomalies that may arise
• Close liaison with customers, keeping them abreast of projects and orders
• Managing all component supply - both incoming and outgoing
• Handling all customer requests, creating stock sheets and managing stock counts
• Forecasting any short-term demand, driving warehouse efficiency
• Ad hoc duties as expected working in a fast-paced and thriving facility

Candidates with experience and understanding of supply chain cycles would be of high interest to the client. It is imperative the chosen candidate can demonstrate an excellent calibre of customer service and wider operations duties. Experience of SAP and ERP systems would be useful as well as working with senior management and wider internal teams.

Full training will be given.

On offer is a salary in the region of £28,000 - £35,000. Please apply for further details.

JHE & Partners are delighted to be recruiting exclusively for a wonderful charity based in Brighouse as they look to recruit an Office Manager on a full time, permanent basis. 

Reporting to the CEO, the successful candidate will have a broad range of skills and experience, be confident managing a small team of as well as working closely with customers and suppliers. Offering a competitive salary, enhanced pension scheme, early finish on a Friday and a genuinely great working environment, I would urge anyone with relevant experience to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out on this great opportunity.

Key duties will include:

• Responsible for day to day bookkeeping using Xero software
• Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger and Credit Control
• Bank reconciliations
• Managing petty cash
• Liaise with external accountants regarding monthly and annual accounts
• Responsible for all administration and compliance with governing bodies
• Managing team workload, ensuring everyone is aware of personal and organisational objectives
• Supporting the CEO with PA duties 
• Many other ad hoc tasks required as Office Manager of a small office admin function

If you are looking for a varied, interesting role in a fun environment, this could be absolutely ideal. Applicants must have recent experience in a similar role and a genuine desire to be involved in all aspects of this charity, supporting the CEO in achieving its ambitions to grow and support more people.

For a full job description and to find out more, please do not delay your application!

JHE & Partners are delighted to be working exclusively with an established, family-owned business based in Stoke on Trent as they look to recruit a permanent Finance Director/CFO.

The company have exciting plans to increase turnover by 25% over the next two years. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in this growth phase, partnering closely with the Managing Director and Board to provide strategic direction and support commercial decision making, whilst having full ownership of the company’s financial management.

We are looking for someone with ambition and the motivation to play a key role in driving the company forward. Applicants will have a proven track record at this level and demonstrable experience supporting company 

growth.

The company have developed a superb culture, built on real values that run throughout the whole business. This is an exciting opportunity to shape and develop the finance function, whilst having a direct impact on the 

direction of the business.

Key duties and responsibilities;

• Act as a trusted advisor to the MD and Board, providing financial insight and supporting commercial decision making
• Supporting new business wins, internal investments and capital projects
• Leading commercial reviews and profitability analysis
• Oversee all financial operations including monthly management accounts, board packs and annual statutory requirements
• Oversee all FP&A activities for the group
• Manage external relationships with banks, external accountants and handle all company secretarial duties
• Lead projects to update finance systems, improving processes and increase efficiencies
• Provide coaching and mentorship for people across the business to support a growth mindset
• Other duties as required of a Finance Director

Applicants will hold a professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), as well as having experience operating at a similar level recently. Applicants must be able to work closely with people at all levels, across all departments, within the business. The ability to challenge when appropriate and inspire colleagues to achieve their goals in line with company objectives is also a key attribute.

In return, the company are offering a competitive salary and package which would include a long-term incentive plan.

If you are an experienced Senior Finance professional who is looking for an influential role in an exciting business, please do not delay your application.

JHE & Partners are delighted to be working exclusively with a local manufacturing business in Bradford who are looking for an accounts receivable clerk on a permanent basis. Reporting into the finance manager and working in a small team, the chosen candidate will be integral in ensuring outstanding debt is kept to a minimum, maintaining strong cashflow and taking complete ownership of the sales ledger.

You must have a good understanding of credit control processes with proven ability of building rapport with their customer base and reducing debtor days. This is a fantastic opportunity and ideal for someone that likes to take full control of their ledger, working in a lovely and supportive team.

Duties include:

• Open new customer accounts
• Generate and send customer invoices
• Track ageing balances and follow up on due accounts 
• Reconcile the AR ledger ensuring all payments are posted
• Investigate and resolve any billing queries
• Process ad hoc refunds to customers
• Contacting customers by phone / sending reminder letter for payment
• Monthly sales ledger balance sheet reconciliations maintaining clean up-to-date sale sledger accounts
• Coordinate and work in collaboration with wider teams in the business 

Person specification

• Proven ability with a minimum of two years working in a similar role
• Billing experience
• Construction industry experience (Desirable)
• Understanding of credit terms, collections processes and basic accounting principles
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good systems experience and confident user of Excel

On offer is a salary in the region of £28,000 - £30,000, working a 37.5 hour week, flexible working hours and one day working from home, 25 days holiday and other benefits. I would urge anyone looking in the market who matches the spec to apply immediately.

JHE & Partners are working alongside a highly successful business who are looking for a Reconciliation Clerk to join their ever-growing team. This is an exciting opportunity that will be both challenging and fast-paced.

Supporting the Management Accountant and working in a small team you will be involved in the day-to-day reconciliations of this subsidiary company. After a period of centralisation and restructure, this is a role that has been newly created working on a mid-size, busy account. This is a complex role and requires a candidate with excellent reconciliations, banking and cash experience.

Duties include:

• Responsible for bank and credit card income reconciliations
• Working on complex spreadsheets on Excel
• Process journals on to general ledger
• Continually monitor any banking and cash discrepancies
• General reporting for management highlighting any areas for concern
• Streamline banking processes
• Liaise with auditors and assist in year-end

This is an opportunity not to be missed for someone with solid experience within reconciliations. You will gain excellent exposure and confidence within this field with the support of a wider team. This isn't for someone looking to coast in their next role, instead this is for someone wanting to progress in their career and embrace change in a fast-paced organisation. There's a very good package for the right person with a salary of £25k+ in addition to study support (AAT or CIMA / ACCA), pension and other perks. Please apply without delay as the client is looking to interview ASAP.