£25000 - £32000 Per year
Bookkeeper
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Maintaining and updating client records with all aspects of bookkeeping
- Primarily responsible for the VAT Returns and bookkeeping for a range of clients including sole traders, limited companies and partnerships who come from a selection of industries and vary in size.
- Effectively communicating with clients and colleagues to obtain the necessary information to allow VAT returns to be submitted before the submission deadline and Management Accounts prepared and reviewed by reporting deadline
- Preparation of Management Accounts where required
- Monitoring weekly cashflow
- Posting client accounting transactions into Sage 50
- Posting transactions onto ledgers using Xero cloud based accounting software and other bookkeeping programs
- Filing of all paperwork i.e. bank statements, sales invoices, purchase invoices
- Preparation of Vat Returns and submitting to HMRC
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Previous experience of bookkeeping and preparation of VAT Returns essential
- AAT Accounting or bookkeeping qualification preferred
- Management Accounts experience would be advantageous but not necessary
- Experience of Xero Cloud Accounting Software essential
- Sage Desktop/Sage 50 essential
- Microsoft Excel and Word
- Quick Books and other accounting software
- Good effective communication skills
- Able to cope with pressure and to meet deadlines
- A good basic knowledge of VAT
Reference no: 106882