Bookkeeper

Description:

6 month booking
Office basedOur client is a highly successful and growing firm of accountants and they have just taken on a large project for one of their clients. Therefore their outsourcing team now need an experienced bookkeeper to help deliver services to the Turnaround, Restructuring and Insolvency (TRI) clients. You will need to be highly organised and be happy to undertake bookkeeping for a variety of clients including processing of invoices, expenses and payments.

As bookkeeper you will be:

Opening bank accounts for each new assignment,
Liaising with relationship manager at the bank,
Using specialist software (for which tuition will be given):
Analyse bank receipts including direct debit receipts, bank interest etc,
Prepare receipts and payments vouchers using appropriate codes for authorisation,
Post receipts and payments vouchers to the system,
When necessary, prepare and post journal vouchers,
Run simple VAT returns from the system,
Maintain certain aspects of the diary (relating to cashiering), and
Undertake monthly bank reconciliations (c100 accounts)
Set up electronic payments on bank accounts (typically twice a week, albeit there could be urgent ad hoc payments)
Closing bank accounts when an assignment has been completed.
To be considered for this role you will need to have:

2 years + Bookkeeping experience
Experience of Xero, QBO and use of cloud-based technology
Experience of Sage and other accounting applications an advantage but not essential
VAT experience desirable
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Client focused
Carrying out tasks with a high degree of efficiency and accuracy
Ability to operate strict deadlines
Able to prioritise their work loads so that they can deliver efficiently to both the outsourcing team and the firm's clients. If you are interested in this role please call Sharon Tanner on (phone number removed) or email me at ASAP