Assistant Bookkeeper

Marc Daniels; City Of London; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Marc Daniels, a growing family-run construction business, is seeking an Assistant Bookkeeper to join their established team in West London. You will process ledgers, reconcile accounts, and support the Office Manager to keep the office running smoothly.

The role requires AAT Level 3 or higher, strong IT skills, and reliable communication with employees and subcontractors. A full-time position with opportunities to develop within a busy construction environment.

Qualifications

• AAT Level 3 or higher qualification required.
• IT literate with confident communication to staff, clients and subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Process sales and purchase ledger invoices.
• Perform bank and credit card reconciliations.
• Maintain cash flow analyses.
• Submit VAT and CIS-related documents to HMRC.
• Prepare labour timesheets for management sign-off.
• Liaise with site personnel, clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Assist in preparing year-end accounts.
• Monitor cash flow and prepare trial balances and schedules.
• Support project costing activities.
• Register and verify new suppliers and subcontractors.
• General administration and office support.

Skills

Strong communication

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Professional telephone manner

Proactive/initiative

Meet deadlines

IT literacy

Education

AAT Level 3 or higher

Tools

Sage 50

MS Office

MS Outlook

Job description

Assistant Bookkeeper

Reporting to: Office Manager

Department: Head Office

Location: West London

About the role:

A growing family run construction business who provides building solutions in the local and surrounding areas is seeking an Assistant Bookeeper to jon their established team.

About the role:

We are looking for a full-time professional and reliable assistant bookkeeper who has experience, preferably within the construction industry. Good communication skills

You will be working on your own and as part of a team and will be required to maintain all accounts procedures and assisting the office manager to ensure the office runs smoothly with administrative duties.

Responsibilities

• Processing Sales and Purchase ledger Invoices.
• Bank & Credit Card Reconciliation
• Maintaining and producing cash flow analysis
• Must Have strong knowledge of VAT and CIS for submitting to HMRC
• Preparing all labour timesheets for management sign off
• Liaising with site personnel, clients, suppliers and subcontractors
• Assisting in preparing year end accounts.
• Monitor Cash Flow / preparing Traial balances and supporting schedules.
• Project Costing
• Registering & Verifying New suppliers and Sub- Contractors onto system.
• General ad-hoc administration
• Working closely with the Office Manager ensuring the smooth running of the office
• Ensuring all files are kept up to date, presentable and archived as needed
• Processing invoices on Sage 50 accounting software, allocating charges to the correct project
• Processing both sales and purchase ledger Invoices

To be successful in this role you will need to be AAT Level 3 or higher qualified, IT literate and able to communicate confidently with employees, customers and subcontractors.

Skills and

• Strong knowledge of Office IT Systems (including MS Office (Excel, Word), MS Outlook E-mail and Sage 50
• Able to meet deadlines
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to multi-task is essential
• Professional telephone manner essential
• Proactive and can use own initiative and multitask in a busy workplace
• Attention to detail
• Good communication skills both written and oral.

You will enjoy working in a friendly and supportive working environment.