Job Description

A local, established and growing company who believe that people are the heart of their business. Their team strive to help their clients realise their ambitions and aims and to fulfil their personal and business objectives. They take the time to understand what is important to their staff as they believe that If you are happy, you will enjoy your work. You will then better add to their ability to deliver the exceptional service levels they pride ourselves on.

The purpose of this role is to deliver to the Practice Manager and Financial Controller all bookkeeping aspects on the Group in a timely, accurate and organised manner. To support the Practice Manager and Financial Controller with the general financial reporting on the Practice.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensuring that all aspects of the firm’s bookkeeping aspects i.e. control of cash books and ledgers are accurate and supportive of management account preparation
• Contributing to the month end and year end processes, making sure that billings, variances and journals are posted into the firm’s finance systems in a timely manner
• Supporting the Accounts team with the firm’s annual budget and half-yearly forecasting processes
• Being aware of the financial performance of the firm; understanding key performance indicators and analysis of variances to support the Practice Manager/ Financial Controller in the department’s reporting responsibilities
• Understanding how the bookkeeping aspect of the role contributes to the month end and year end processes
• Preparing National Statistics Reports, Other Financial Data Reports for marketing purposes and providing data analysis for Insurance Cover
• Assisting with quarterly reporting of KPI’s
• Preparation of P11D’s and PSA
• Ensuring data integrity of nominal ledger and that balance sheet accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis
• Providing the tax team with nominal analysis of various expense headings for the preparation of personal and corporation tax returns
• Assistance in providing the necessary information to prepare the statutory accounts
• Other ad hoc duties in line with the role

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive Salary
• 23 days holiday
• Pension
• Life Assurance 4x salary

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Previous experience in a similar role/environment Advanced excel skills Educated as a minimum to GCSE/CSE standard to include Maths and English It would be desirable if the candidate was qualified or part qualified in AAT, CIMA, ACCA or ACA. Or qualified by experience Experience of working in a partnership/service sector/time-cased recording environment Strong client service ethic Excellent communication skills (both oral and written) Ability to work in a team environment, thrives on working with others