Job Description

Bookkeeper/Management Accountant

Would you like to do a varied Management Accounting role but within an Accountancy Practice environment working with various different clients? If so please read on.

Due to the continual expansion of this progressive regional firm of Chartered Accountants they are seeking an experienced bookkeeper/management accountant to assist with all aspects of a client’s outsourced accounting service. You will deal with clients from small owner managed businesses to multimillion pound companies.

Key responsibilities will include:

- Overseeing the processing of Client’s paperwork, including GL postings and all their bookkeeping

- Bank reconciliations

- Preparing month end journals and subsequently monthly management accounts

- Assisting with clients’ Financial Forecasting

- Preparing relevant calculations and VAT returns

You will have frequent interaction with the client’s staff and be the first point of contact for the client’s queries. The successful individual will have several years bookkeeping and management accounting experience and may be AAT qualified, studying a further qualification or qualified by experience. You may also get involved in adhoc and year-end tax work and some audit work from time to time.

You will have good IT skills, including Sage, be a problem solver with good interpersonal skills to liaise with clients. You will spend some time out at client’s premises but most of the work is done from the office.

The firm is going through a particular growth plan so someone coming in now will have the opportunity to take on much responsibility with certain room for progression in the medium term if desired. This is a very entrepreneurial firm that really looks after their staff and their training and development. An excellent environment in which to broaden your skills.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities