Accounts Assistant/Bookkeeper

Ideal Personnel & Recruitment Solutions Limited; Newport Pagnell; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable accountancy firm in Newport Pagnell is looking for a skilled Accounts Assistant/Bookkeeper to manage various accounting tasks such as updating ledgers, processing invoices, and bank reconciliations. The role is full-time and requires proficiency in accounting principles and experience with cloud-based systems like Xero. Ideal candidates should be detail-oriented and capable of maintaining customer relationships in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in daily updating of Purchase Order Ledger and sharing approved POs.
• Ability to check supplier invoices against purchase orders and post them in Xero.
• Experience in processing payments and managing cash flow.

Responsibilities

• Daily updating of Purchase Order Ledger
• Posting supplier invoices to Xero
• Reconcile bank accounts weekly
• Raising sales invoices twice a year
• Quarterly VAT return processing

Skills

Proficiency in general accounting principles and double-entry bookkeeping

Strong attention to detail and accuracy

Comfortable with cloud-based accounting systems

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Capable of managing own workload and meeting deadlines

Good telephone communication skills

Work well within a team

Tools

Xero

Excel

Job description

Our well-established and respected client provides Chartered Accountancy services to a wide variety of businesses requiring all aspects of financial support. They are seeking an experienced and capable Accounts Assistant/Bookkeeper to join their team on a permanent basis. The role is full time, 8.30am to 5pm, or 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday and is office based.

Requirements

• Daily updating of Purchase Order Ledger in line with approval limits and sharing approved POs with management
• Receiving supplier invoices through email, checking against purchase order ledger, posting to Xero.
• Liaising with customer and suppliers sort queries on invoices and payments.
• Processing supplier invoices to two weekly and ad hoc payment runs. Sharing information with management, vigorous checking, loading to bank, checking bank details.
• Checking bank accounts daily to review transactions, managing cash flow and draw down of funds.
• Reconcile bank account weekly on Xero.
• Updating excel petty cash register daily to log cash expenditure and deposits.
• Reconciling multiple Credit Card statements. Posting transactions to Xero, tying up expenditure with purchase orders.
• Supporting internal auditors.
• Raising ad hoc cross charges of invoices to customers.
• Raise sales invoices twice a year.
• Maintaining good relationship with prestige customer and multiple supplier contacts.
• Quarterly VAT return processing.
• Ad hoc support on tasks.

Required Skills and Experience

• Proficiency in general accounting principles and double-entry bookkeeping
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Comfortable with cloud-based accounting systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Capable of managing own workload and meeting deadlines
• Good telephone communication skills.
• Work well within a team.

The person for this role will need a positive, flexible can-do approach, turning their hand to whatever needs to be done in order to provide continued first-class customer services.

Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so.