Bookkeeper

Clear Legal & Financial Recruitment; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Legal & Financial Recruitment seeks an Accounts Technician / Bookkeeper for a friendly, established accountancy practice based in Tiverton. You will support a diverse client portfolio across sole traders, partnerships and limited companies with varied bookkeeping tasks.

This full-time, office-based role involves preparing accounts and tax returns, VAT returns, and using Xero or QuickBooks while maintaining client records and meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• Previous bookkeeping or accountancy practice experience
• Good knowledge of Xero and/or QuickBooks
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• A professional and friendly approach to dealing with clients
• Good IT skills and the ability to learn new systems quickly
• The ability to manage competing deadlines and changing workloads

Responsibilities

• Preparing and maintaining bookkeeping records for a variety of clients
• Assisting with the preparation of accounts and tax returns
• Preparing VAT returns and supporting monthly and quarterly accounting procedures
• Working with cloud accounting software, particularly Xero and/or QuickBooks
• Assisting clients with accounting software queries and providing general support
• Processing and maintaining accurate financial and client records
• Supporting colleagues with accounts and tax deadlines
• Liaising with clients to obtain information and resolve queries
• Ensuring work is completed accurately and within required deadlines
• Maintaining confidentiality and complying with GDPR requirements
• Following appropriate anti-money laundering procedures
• Providing general administrative support to the practice when required

Skills

Bookkeeping

Xero

QuickBooks

Numerical skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Teamwork

IT skills

Client communication

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Job description

My client is a friendly and established accountancy practice based in Tiverton, supporting a diverse portfolio of clients across a range of industries and business sizes.

They are looking to appoint an Accounts Technician / Bookkeeper to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with existing bookkeeping or accountancy practice experience who is looking for a full-time, office-based position and wants to continue developing their skills within a supportive team.

The Role

Working with a varied client portfolio including sole traders, partnerships and limited companies, you will provide support across a range of bookkeeping and general accountancy duties.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and maintaining bookkeeping records for a variety of clients
• Assisting with the preparation of accounts and tax returns
• Preparing VAT returns and supporting monthly and quarterly accounting procedures
• Working with cloud accounting software, particularly Xero and/or QuickBooks
• Assisting clients with accounting software queries and providing general support
• Processing and maintaining accurate financial and client records
• Supporting colleagues with accounts and tax deadlines
• Liaising with clients to obtain information and resolve queries
• Ensuring work is completed accurately and within required deadlines
• Maintaining confidentiality and complying with GDPR requirements
• Following appropriate anti-money laundering procedures
• Providing general administrative support to the practice when required

About You

The ideal candidate will have some previous experience in bookkeeping or an accountancy practice and be comfortable working with a range of clients.

You will ideally have:

• Previous bookkeeping or accountancy practice experience
• Good knowledge of Xero and/or QuickBooks
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• A professional and friendly approach to dealing with clients
• Good IT skills and the ability to learn new systems quickly
• The ability to manage competing deadlines and changing workloads

Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful.