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.