Square Peg Associates are working with a highly customer-centric Accountancy Practice, who is recruiting a Senior Bookkeeper based in Preston. They are seeking a professional and experienced Bookkeeper to process external clients' accounts. This will mainly be using cloud based software QuickBooks, Xero and Sage.
Full time and Part time positions available.
Salary: 28,000 - 32,000 (negotiable and dependant on experience)
Duties & Responsibilities of a Senior Bookkeeper:
- Responsibility of managing a portfolio of clients for all bookkeeping, and accounts processing services.
- Preparation of accounts to trial balance
- Preparation of quarterly VAT returns and submissions
- Bank reconciliations, Purchase ledger and Sales Ledger
- Preparing client accounts, notes and queries for a variety of sole trader, partnerships and limited companies.
- Preparing basic personal and corporate tax computations and returns.
- Liaising with clients to resolve queries.
- Client book keeping.
- Supporting the smooth running of the office.
Experience required of a Senior Bookkeeper:
- Experience of working within an Accountancy Firm is beneficial
- Ability to work solely with minimum supervision
- A personable, customer driven, people person
- Have a positive can-do attitude
- Have a passion to go the extra mile to support client queries
- Good understanding of Tax Digital
- The ideal candidate will be proficient in preparing client accounts for limited companies, sole traders and partnerships for the Partner to review.
- Bookkeeping and VAT returns experience is essential.
- Proficiency with regard to Sage Accounts, Quick books, Xero and Excel is vital.
- Any experience of CIS would be useful.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Bookkeeper to manage their own clients and work autonomously.
Please apply online today or contact Olivia at Square Peg Associates for immediate consideration.