Bookkeeper

Pertemps Warrington; Warrington; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Pertemps Warrington is seeking a meticulous Bookkeeper for a part-time, temporary-to-permanent role in Woolston, Warrington. The role involves day-to-day bookkeeping and finance administration, with responsibilities including monthly management accounts and VAT returns.

You will work with Xero and Excel, ensuring accruals and prepayments are accurate and resolving discrepancies independently. Flexible hours and a supportive team environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in bookkeeping roles.
• Confident with Xero and Excel.
• Understanding of accruals and prepayments.
• Experience preparing monthly management accounts.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies independently.
• Proactive mindset and initiative.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Good communication with colleagues, suppliers and external accountants.

Responsibilities

• Input purchase invoices into company systems.
• Handle creditor and supplier queries.
• Carry out bank reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare and post monthly journals.
• Prepare monthly management accounts with accruals and prepayments schedules.
• Collate and submit wages information and wages journal.
• Prepare VAT returns.
• Liaise with accountants for year-end accounts and Directors' tax information.
• Organise and process paperwork for new starters.
• Manage accounts inbox and respond to queries promptly.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Initiative

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Problem solving

UK accounting knowledge

Tools

Xero

Excel

Job description

Role: Bookkeeper

Location: Woolston, Warrington

Pay: £18.00 per hour

Hours: 15 hours per week, flexible on hours.

Contract: Temporary to permanent

Our client, are currently seeking an experienced Bookkeeper to join their tea.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day bookkeeping and finance administration, as well as preparing monthly management accounts and supporting the wider business.

We are looking for someone who is confident using Xero and Excel, has a good understanding of accounting principles, including accruals and prepayments, and is able to use their own initiative to identify and resolve issues.

Duties of a Bookkeeper

• Inputting purchase invoices on to company databases
• Dealing with creditor and supplier queries.
• Completing bank reconciliations, investigating and resolving any discrepancies
• Preparing and posting monthly journals.
• Preparing monthly management accounts, including calculating and posting accruals and prepayments, with supporting schedules maintained on Excel.
• Collating and sending the required wages information each month and inputting the monthly wages journal.
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns.
• Liaising with the company's accountants regarding annual accounts and providing the required information for the Directors' annual tax information.
• Organising and processing all paperwork for new starters
• Keeping on top of the accounts inbox, ensuring emails and queries are dealt with promptly.
• Ensuring any Corporation Tax liabilities are paid on time and by the relevant due date.
• Dealing with any ad-hoc finance, bookkeeping or administrative tasks as required.

Requirements of a Bookkeeper:

• Previous bookkeeping experience.
• Confident using Xero and Microsoft Excel.
• Good understanding of accruals and prepayments.
• Experience preparing monthly management accounts.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Able to investigate and resolve discrepancies independently.
• Proactive approach with the ability to think for themselves and use their own initiative.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Good communication skills and confidence dealing with colleagues, suppliers and external accountants.