Bookkeeper

Salary: £30,000 per year

Our client a Firm of Accountants are looking for an experienced Bookkeeper with a minimum of 2 years’ experience using QuickBooks and Sage, along and preparing client’s VAT returns.

Key Responsibilities: 

• To undertake a range of Bookkeeping tasks and assignments using QuickBooks.
• To undertake computerised and manual bookkeeping – including accounts file setup, income review and reconciliation, purchase ledger review and reconciliation, nominal ledger review and reconciliation, bank reconciliation, overall expenditure review, extended trial balance preparation, drafting basic accounts from existing trial balances, resolving queries by liaison with clients, arranging audit of files prepared and liaising with external auditors as necessary.
• To reconcile and to resolve any issues with reference top both client and to the Business Team
• Preparing and filing VAT returns
• Process and raise sales invoices
• Process purchase invoices
• Commissions reporting
• Preparing payments
• Reconciliation of expenses, petty cash, bank accounts and credit card statements
• General support and assistance to the team
• Filing of documentation in manual and paperless filing systems
• Assist with Payroll

General:

• To record the time spent on tasks accurately and in accordance with the company’s client time recording system.
• To clear routine client queries.
• To regularly keep in touch with the company’s office and report on progress
• To keep up to date and learn new skills as the client work demands

Person Specification:

• Previous proven skills and experience in Book Keeping skills
• Experience with QuickBooks, Xero and Sage
• Good knowledge and experience of UK VAT returns
• Good Microsoft Excel and Word skills
• Some payroll knowledge would be an advantage
• Analytical and figure oriented.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Proactive, organised and self-motivated
• Strong communication and people skills
• Problem solving skills
• An understanding of UK VAT returns
• Able to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Dependable and reliable