Job Description

We are looking for a Bookkeeper to join our team and take over the company’s associated accounts activities.
The Bookkeeper reports directly to the Managing Director.

Key Responsibilities: -

• Bookkeeping;
• Accounts payable;
• Accounts receivable;
• Supplier relationship management;
• Financial forecasting and reporting;
• Professional services administration (insurance, accountancy, utilities, rates etc.);
• General office management if required by Office Manager

The successful candidate will have personal qualities consistent with the company’s core values of Excellence, Elegance and Extraordinary Care. The right person will be able to demonstrate their interest in providing exceptional service to our clients, through a fastidiousness that is part of their personality.

Key Attributes: -

• Ability to keep calm in a crisis;
• Organized and tidy;
• Forthright but friendly;
• High level of attention to detail;
• A confident and persuasive communicator;
• An understanding of when to follow direction and when to take initiative;
• Ability to adapt in a fast changing world using accounting packages.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Experienced bookkeeper; Good understanding of small business accounts and general accounting practice; High level of computer literacy (MS Office experience beneficial), including the ability to adapt quickly to new software applications; Advanced spreadsheet experience; Experience of a dedicated bookkeeping package, such as QuickBooks. Ability to present data clearly and neatly, using appropriate computer software. The Bookkeeper is a key appointment and the successful candidate will be far more than a pen-pusher or a number-cruncher. You will often be the first point of contact for our clients and will certainly be an important component of our relationship with them. You will also be a central part of our close-knit team.