Assistant Bookkeeper

MarcDaniels; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

MarcDaniels in West London is seeking an Assistant Bookkeeper to join the established team. You will handle sales and purchase ledgers, reconcile bank and credit cards, and support cash flow analysis while maintaining VAT and CIS compliance.

The role requires IT literacy, strong organizational skills, and the ability to communicate confidently with colleagues and subcontractors. AAT Level 3 or higher is preferred, with full-time availability.

Qualifications

• AAT Level 3 or higher qualification is required or higher.
• IT literate and able to communicate confidently with employees, customers and subcontractors.
• Full-time professional with experience, preferably in construction industry.

Responsibilities

• Processing Sales and Purchase ledger invoices.
• Bank & Credit Card reconciliation.
• Maintaining and producing cash flow analysis.
• VAT and CIS knowledge for HMRC submission.
• Preparing labour timesheets for management sign-off.
• Liaising with site personnel, clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Assisting in preparing year end accounts.
• Monitoring cash flow and preparing trial balances and schedules.
• Project costing.
• Registering and verifying new suppliers and subcontractors in the system.
• General ad-hoc administration.
• Working with the Office Manager to ensure smooth office operations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Good communication skills

Ability to multi-task

Excellent organisational skills

Professional telephone manner

Education

AAT Level 3 or higher

Tools

Sage 50

MS Office

Excel

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.