Bookkeeper

Addington Ball; East Midlands, Leicester; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job description

Are you a Bookkeeper feeling like you need a new challenge? Then this highly varied opportunity is for you.

A long-standing, regional accountancy practice based in Leicester requires a Bookkeeper to facilitate growth in their client portfolio with varying levels of turnover through a wide range of industries.

The Bookkeeper will service their own portfolio of clients, ensuring that invoices, payments, and receipts are in order to complete statutory accounts. This all-encompassing role will also provide exposure to banking, VAT returns, payroll, and self-assessment tax returns.

The practice has a supportive and vibrant team culture. The office has a real family feel, with the team participating in regular social events and supporting charities with fundraising initiatives chosen by the team. They genuinely care about their people and community.

This would be ideal for a finance professional from either practice or industry, that has solid working knowledge of bookkeeping and managing day-to-day accounts and transactional streams.

Responsibilities:

1. Performing day-to-day bookkeeping for clients from various transactional streams.
2. Assisting in month and year-end procedures including banking.
3. Preparing, reviewing, and submitting VAT returns in line with HMRC.
4. Analysis of debtors and creditors reconciliation.

Requirements:

1. Previous bookkeeping experience from within an accountancy practice or from within an accounts function in industry.
2. Confident in all aspects of sales ledger, purchase ledger, bank reconciliations, and VAT.
3. Practical working knowledge of accounting systems such as QuickBooks, Xero, or Sage.
4. The capability to prioritize tasks, organize workload, and accurately meet regular deadlines.

What's on offer:

1. A competitive starting salary up to GBP32,000 depending upon experience.
2. Professional career development opportunities.
3. Flexible working options.
4. Regular participation in team social events such as quizzes, festivals, and sporting activities.
5. Corporate Social Responsibility including charity fundraising and sports days.
6. Life insurance and company pension scheme.
7. Employee assistance programme.
8. Onsite car parking in central Leicester.
9. A friendly, dynamic, and engaging working culture.

Register your interest by applying today or call Luke or Richard on (phone number removed) to discuss this opportunity further, always in complete confidence.

Addington Ball is a specialist finance and accounting recruitment consultancy covering the Midlands and Northern Home counties. We are a member of TEAM and are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Job ref – ABJ/(phone number removed) – Bookkeeper.