Bookkeeper

RD Financial Recruitment Limited; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

RD Financial Recruitment Limited in High Wycombe is seeking an experienced Bookkeeper to join a well-established accountancy practice. The role covers day-to-day bookkeeping and wider accounting tasks for a varied client portfolio, with remote and occasional client-site support.

You will work beyond data entry, prepare information for management accounts, liaise with clients, and use Xero, Sage and QuickBooks alongside Excel.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or studying toward an accountancy qualification is ideal.
• Strong bookkeeping experience within an accountancy practice will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Post sales, purchases, bank and journal entries accurately.
• Prepare and reconcile control accounts and information for management accounts.
• Write up cashbooks using Xero, Sage and QuickBooks.
• Bookkeep for clients remotely and on client premises when required.
• Provide sensible analysis, summaries and basic working papers.
• Review bookkeeping done by others and ensure accuracy.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Reconciliations

Client communications

Attention to detail

Portfolio management

Education

AAT qualification or studying toward ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Xero

Sage

QuickBooks

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Job description

Bookkeeper

High Wycombe | c£35,000 | Accountancy Practice | Part-Qualified Accountant Ideally

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Bookkeeper to join a well-established and growing accountancy practice based in High Wycombe.

This is a varied role within an Outsourced Accounting Services environment, supporting a portfolio of clients with their day-to-day bookkeeping and wider accounting requirements.

We are looking for someone who enjoys more than simply processing transactions. You will have the opportunity to work directly with clients, prepare information for management accounts, deal with queries and take ownership of your workload.

Ideally, you will be part-qualified or studying towards an accountancy qualification, although strong bookkeeping experience within an accountancy practice will also be considered.

1) The Role

Working as part of the Outsourced Accounting Services team, you will provide bookkeeping support to a range of external clients, working across different businesses and accounting systems.

The role will include:

• Posting sales, purchase, bank and journal entries accurately and efficiently.
• Preparing and reconciling control accounts and producing information required for management accounts.
• Writing up clients' cashbooks using the relevant accounting software.
• Carrying out bookkeeping for clients both remotely and, where required, at client premises.
• Preparing sensible analysis, summaries and basic working papers.
• Reviewing bookkeeping completed by other members of the team and ensuring information is accurate and complete.
• Liaising directly with clients to answer queries, resolve bookkeeping issues and help finalise jobs.
• Supporting the wider team with client accounting and outsourced finance work.
• Using cloud-based bookkeeping systems such as Xero, Sage and QuickBooks.
• Working with Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook as part of your day-to-day role.

It is a role that offers genuine variety. You will work with different clients, different businesses and different accounting requirements rather than being restricted to one set of accounts.

You will also be trusted to manage your own workload, with the expectation that you can work independently while knowing when to ask for support.

2) About You

You will ideally have previous bookkeeping experience within an accountancy practice, although applications from strong industry-based bookkeepers with relevant experience will also be considered.

We are particularly interested in candidates who are:

• Experienced in bookkeeping and comfortable dealing with sales, purchases, banking and journals.
• Confident with reconciliations and producing accurate financial information.
• Familiar with cloud accounting software, particularly Xero, Sage and/or QuickBooks.
• Ideally AAT qualified, part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA, or actively studying towards an accountancy qualification.
• Comfortable working across a portfolio of clients rather than concentrating on a single business.
• Able to communicate confidently and professionally with clients.
• Highly organised, with good attention to detail.
• IT literate, including a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Able to work independently and take responsibility for getting jobs completed.
• Commercially aware and able to understand the bigger picture behind the numbers.
• Someone who takes pride in producing accurate work and providing a good service to clients.

Most importantly, you will be someone who enjoys working in a professional accountancy environment and wants to continue developing your accounting career.

3) The Offer

In return, you can expect a salary of around £35,000, depending on experience and qualifications, together with the opportunity to develop your career within an established accountancy practice.

This is a particularly good opportunity for someone who has built a solid bookkeeping background and now wants to take the next step towards a broader accounting role.

If you are already studying towards AAT, ACCA, ACA or CIMA, the role could provide excellent practical experience alongside your studies.

You will gain exposure to a variety of clients and accounting situations, develop your technical bookkeeping and accounting skills, and work within a team where there is scope to take on additional responsibility as your experience grows.

The variety of client work also means that no two days are necessarily the same. If you enjoy working with businesses, dealing with people and getting under the skin of the numbers, this could be an excellent next move.