AboutthePractice
AgrowingaccountancyandtaxationpracticebasedinRochdaleislookingtorecruitadedicatedBookkeepertojoinitsexpandingteam.Thepracticepridesitselfondeliveringpersonalisedfinancialandtaxsolutionstoadiverseclientbaseandoffersasupportiveworkingenvironmentforprofessionalslookingtodeveloptheircareerinpractice.
TheRole
AsaBookkeeper,youwillplayanimportantroleinmanagingclientfinancialrecordsandensuringaccuratebookkeepingprocesses.Youwillworkcloselywithaccountantsandclients,supportingarangeofbookkeeping,VATandmanagementaccountingtaskswhilehelpingmaintainhighstandardsoffinancialaccuracy.
KeyResponsibilities
Thesuccessfulcandidatewillberesponsibleformaintainingaccuratebookkeepingrecordsusingarangeofcloud-basedaccountingsystemsincludingXero,QuickBooks,SageandFreeAgent.Therolewillinvolverecordingfinancialtransactionsinatimelyandaccuratemannerandpreparing,calculatingandsubmittingVATreturnstoHMRC.Youwillalsoassistwiththepreparationofmanagementaccountsandsupporttheaccountantswithyear-endworkings.
Youwillliaisewithclientstoaddressaccountancy-relatedqueries,provideguidance,andassistwithbookkeepingclean-upandhandlingtaskswhererequired.Therolewillalsoinvolvecarryingoutregularclientsystemauditsinordertoidentifyandrectifydiscrepancies,alongsidesupportingthewiderteamwithgeneralpracticeadministration.
Skills&Experience
TheidealcandidatewillhavestrongITskillsandbeconfidentusingMicrosoftOfficealongsideaccounting,taxandbookkeepingsoftware.ExperiencewithplatformssuchasXero,QuickBooks,Sage,FreeAgent,IRISorDigitawouldbebeneficial.Youshouldhaveexcellentcommunicationskillsandbecomfortableliaisingwithclientsviatelephone,emailandfacetoface.
Strongorganisationalskillsandahighlevelofattentiontodetailareessential,alongwithagoodunderstandingofUKtaxandVATlegislationandregulations.Therolerequiressomeonewhocanworkindependentlywhilealsocontributingeffectivelywithinateamenvironment.
PreferredExperience
Previousexperienceworkingwithinanaccountancypracticewouldbeadvantageous.CandidateswithAATqualificationsorhigherwillbepreferred,alongwithindividualswhohaveatleasttwoyearsofbookkeepingexperience.
WorkingHours
Theroleisfull-timeat37.5hoursperweek,workingMondaytoFridaywithstandard8-hourshifts.
Location
Thisisanoffice-basedpositionlocatedinRochdale