Accountancy Practice Bookkeeper

TPF Recruitment; Bishopstoke; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

TPF Recruitment is seeking an experienced Bookkeeper for a respected firm of chartered accountants based in Ashford, Kent. You will manage day-to-day bookkeeping, prepare VAT returns, and support wider services as your background allows.

Ideal candidates have 2–5 years in practice, with hands-on experience across bookkeeping, VAT, CIS and payroll, and familiarity with Xero, Sage or QuickBooks in a cloud environment. AAT qualification or equivalent is valuable.

Qualifications

• Experience across bookkeeping, preparing VAT returns, CIS and payroll in an accountancy practice.
• 2–5 years of relevant practice experience preferred.
• AAT qualified or equivalent career development is acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver bookkeeping services to varied clients.
• Prepare VAT returns for clients and manage related compliance.
• Assist with wider accountancy services as needed.
• Develop client contact and contribute to practice growth.

Skills

Bookkeeping

VAT returns

Payroll

CIS

AAT

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

Xero

Sage

QuickBooks

Job description

Asford, United Kingdom | Posted on 03/09/2026

TPF Recruitment is recruiting for an accountancy practicebookkeeper to join a fantastic firm of chartered accountants based in Ashford,Kent. The business has been undergoing continued and sustained positive growththrough referrals and new business generation. The Directors have clear growthplans and vision, providing a supportive and progressive working environment.The firm has embraced online accounting, moving clients onto cloud accountingsoftware such as Xero, Sage and QuickBooks and experience of these programmes,or similar programmes is essential.

Joining as a Bookkeeper you will take responsibility for thedelivery of bookkeeping services, preparation of VAT returns and involvementwith wider services, dependent on the background and experience of the rightprofessional. You will work on varied clients, across a mix of industries andturnovers. Clients are primarily sole traders, limited companies and LLPs. Youwill carve a key, support role here to Managers and Directors with increasingresponsibility, client contact and development on offer.

Requirements

• You may be an AAT qualified technician, or you may have developed your career through experience to date only and be looking to build further on this, in a hands on role. Most importantly, as a key requirement to be considered for this role and firm, you will have developed experience across bookkeeping, preparing vat returns, CIS, payroll etc within an accountancy practice firm of any size, as a Bookkeeper.
• You will have at least 2-5 years or ideally more experience, developed across any of these areas, within an accountancy practice environment, as a key requirement.
• £25,000 - £32,000 dependent onexperience and background, negotiable.
• A highly competitivebenefits package is also on offer.