Bookkeeper

ProTalent; Ashford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

ProTalent Limited is seeking a Client Bookkeeper in Ashford, Kent. You will manage your own portfolio, handling bookkeeping end to end for multiple clients, with occasional on-site visits.

Ideal candidates will have experience with Sage and Xero, VAT and CIS returns, and be able to bring incomplete records through to trial balance, while supporting the accounts team at year end. Flexible hours, full-time or part-time, are considered.

Qualifications

• Experienced bookkeeper with portfolio management capability.
• Proficient in Sage and Xero with VAT handling.
• Able to take records to trial balance from incomplete records.

Responsibilities

• Bookkeeping for a portfolio of clients on Sage and Xero.
• VAT returns, start to finish.
• CIS returns and compliance.
• Incomplete records through to trial balance.
• Support the accounts team at year end.
• Communicate with clients about records and deadlines.
• Occasional onsite work with clients.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Sage

Xero

VAT

CIS returns

Client contact

Education

AAT qualification

Part qualified

Qualified by experience

Job description

Client Bookkeeper

Ashford, Kent Full-time or part-time

Role

Client Bookkeeper

Location

Ashford, Kent

Salary

£28,000 - £32,000 FTE

Hours

Full-time or part-time, both considered

Consultant

Lydia Sinclair, ProTalent Limited

About the firm

A well established independent firm of Chartered Accountants in Ashford, with more than thirty years behind them and a strong reputation across Kent.

They are big enough to do proper work and small enough that you won't get lost in it. The client base is varied, covering owner-managed businesses, construction, farming, healthcare, property and charities, so the bookkeeping work has real variety in it rather than the same job on repeat.

The role

You'd look after your own portfolio of clients, handling their bookkeeping end to end and being the person they speak to when they have a question.

• Bookkeeping for a portfolio of clients on Sage and Xero
• VAT returns, start to finish
• CIS returns and compliance
• Incomplete records through to trial balance
• Supporting the accounts team at year end
• Talking to clients directly about records, queries and deadlines
• Occasional onsite work with clients

Who this will suit

• An experienced bookkeeper, practice background ideal but not essential
• AAT qualified, part qualified, or qualified by experience
• Comfortable working to trial balance from incomplete records
• Good VAT knowledge, CIS a bonus
• Sage and Xero experience, or the ability to pick software up quickly
• Someone who likes client contact and would rather sort a query than email about it

What's on offer

• £28,000 to £32,000 full-time equivalent
• Full-time or part-time, they are genuinely open on hours
• A varied portfolio, not repetitive processing
• A stable independent firm rather than a group in the middle of a merger
• Support with study if you want to keep going