Job Description

We specialise in the recruitment of high quality candidates in the accountancy sector. We have an excellent opportunity for a Bookkeeper / Accounts Manager to join a long established and well-respected business services group based in Hertfordshire.

They are looking to recruit a part time Bookkeeper / Accounts Manager working around 18 hours a week, with flexibility with hours and days.

Bookkeeper / Accounts Manager’s Core Duties

• Maintaining accounting records of all companies in the group using Sage50 accounts including overseeing the use of the Sage50 accounting program by staff
• Using Proclaim Accounts and Proclaim Desktop modules to maintain Law accounts.
• Using Proclaim to process slips, transfer funds, review completion statements and credit control.
• Payroll preparation, record maintenance including absence diary and processing including PAYE/NI returns and year end processing using Sage50 Payroll
• Processing Auto-enrolment pensions using Sage Pensions Module including communications to staff
• VAT returns on both Sage accounts and Proclaim Accounts module
• Monthly management account reports using Sage excel integration.
• Liaise with accountants at financial year end for all companies

Bookkeeper / Accounts Manager’s Skills required

• Attention to detail
• Ability to multi task and work under pressure
• Organised and methodical
• Friendly
• Practical experience as an account’s manager/bookkeeper to P&L/Balance sheet level.
• Update Sage accounts program in house and manage users access rights

Bookkeeper / Accounts Manager’s Qualifications

• Minimum AAT level 3 or CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting or equivalent
• Sage certification, not essential but a good working knowledge of Sage50 Accounts and Sage50 Payroll required
• Good working knowledge of the Solicitors Accounts Rules
• Ideally Proclaim (legal case management software) experience, not essential

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Attention to detail • Ability to multi task and work under pressure • Organised and methodical • Friendly • Practical experience as an account’s manager/bookkeeper to P&L/Balance sheet level. • Update Sage accounts program in house and manage users access rights