Bookkeeper

Sewell Moorhouse Recruitment; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Bookkeeper to join an Accountancy Practice in Harrogate. The successful candidate will support account preparation for various entities, ensuring accurate financial records and handling client queries. This role offers a supportive environment with flexible hours and opportunities for ongoing development.

Benefits

Supportive environment

Flexible hours - 35 hour week

Potential of 1 day working from home

Ongoing development and progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working within an Accountancy Practice as a Bookkeeper.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
• PQ ACCA / ACA / AAT qualified.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Client Accountant in preparing accounts for sole traders, partnerships, and Ltd companies.
• Ensuring financial transactions are recorded accurately.
• Reconciling bank statements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Client relationship skills

Knowledge of accounting principles

Education

AAT qualified

PQ ACCA/ACA

Tools

Sage 50

Xero

QuickBooks

Job description

Sewell Wallis are currently recruiting for an experienced Bookkeeper to join an Accountancy Practice with offices in the centre of Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Ideally for this Bookkeeper role, you will be AAT qualified / PQ ACCA/ACA with experience of working within Practice

What will you be doing?

• Supporting the Client Accountant in preparing accounts for sole traders, partnerships and Ltd companies.
• Ensuring financial transactions are recorded accurately.
• Reconciling bank statements.
• Creating and posting invoices.
• Preparing and reviewing VAT returns.
• Handling client queries.

What skills are we looking for?

• PQ ACCA / ACA / AAT qualified.
• Experience of working within an Accountancy Practice as a Bookkeeper.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
• Knowledge of Sage 50, Xero, and QuickBooks is advantageous.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and client relationship skills.

What's on offer?

• Supportive environment.
• Flexible hours - 35 hour week / potential of 1 day working from home.
• Ongoing development and progression opportunities.

For further details please contact Emma Dugdale.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.