General Information
Hours – Part time. Circa 20 hours per week.
Locations – Office based – near Bar Hill
Salary – Around £30,000 FTE according to experience and qualifications
Reporting to – Finance Manager
What we do
At Round Peg, we’re passionate about solving the design challenges of some of the world’s most exciting and innovative products. We support new technology through the crucial stages of design, prototyping to manufacture and delivery.
We work with companies of every size, from start-ups to major players, and across a range of different industries, from medtech and pharma to telecoms, manufacturing and consumer products. Our goal is to provide an external resource that can slot seamlessly into a client’s project, like a round peg in a round hole.
We are a small team of enthusiastic individuals whose goal is to deliver simple, elegant solutions to our clients. We want every product to deliver more by using less. Our strength comes from the sheer breadth of our creativity and experience giving us a unique place in the Cambridge tech ecosystem.
Summary
This role has arisen due to the identified need for enhanced finance expertise in the team. As a consultancy, we need to ensure each project is on track against quotation. Your skills will support the analysis and reporting activities needed for the projected growth of the company, as well as book-keeping and office administrative tasks. Working in a small-team environment you will need to bring your knowledge, skills and an aptitude for problem-solving and a ‘do what it takes’ attitude.
Key responsibilities
This is a broad role, working on both the accounts and other administrative duties. You will also support commercial decision-making as part of a small team. You will be responsible for the following:
- Work with the Finance Manager on the sales ledger and purchase ledger, bank reconciliations and journals, VAT submissions.
- Weekly reporting on company KPIs: client invoices v. project hours worked, overdue invoices to chase.
- Collecting and processing expenses for staff.
- Assist with annual budgeting and forecasting.
- Work with our external Accountants to prepare management accounts within a 7-day working day completion deadline. This will include populating the monthly management accounts pack, and
comparing actuals against budget and forecast for the P&L. - Ad hoc investigations and reports into questions arising from time to time. For example, profit margins on specific jobs, hours booked to sales or markup recovered on project expenses.
- Work with our external Accountants to provide information required for preparing the annual financial statements.
- Administrative tasks in HR such as arranging appraisals and training, keeping HR records up-to-date and administering the recruitment process.
- Front of house – making visitors welcome, dealing with post and parcels.
- Office – ordering supplies for workshop, office, kitchen etc. keeping areas tidy and organised.
- Operating and reporting on company database – keeping systems effective and up to date.
- Ad-hoc organisation of events such as stands at trade shows.
- Once established, there is potential to expand the role into other areas.
Skills & experience
- A 2:1 degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or related discipline (or be in your final year of a degree course).
- You will ideally be ACCA or CIMA qualified or part-qualified.
- Strong Xero and Microsoft Office (especially Excel) skills are also essential for this role.
- Strong data entry skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- You will be comfortable working in a small team where your role will be varied.
- This role is office based. Days/hours of work can be agreed around individual circumstance.
Where to find us
Our Cambridge office is: Round Peg Cambridge Ltd, Claydon Design Centre, Unit 7, Hazlewell Court, Bar Road,
Nr Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8DS.
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Our office is accessible using the following options:
- Bus route 5 (bus stop E4 on Emmanuel Street) for a 20-minute journey to Tesco Bar Hill, followed by a 10
minute walk. - A 30-minute bike ride via National Cycle Route 51.
To apply
Send us your CV and covering letter via email to: careers@round-peg.com