Bookkeeper

Confidential; Widnes; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Widnes, Cheshire is seeking an experienced Bookkeeper/Accounts Assistant to join their office. You will manage day-to-day bookkeeping for a portfolio of clients including sole traders and SMEs, preparing monthly management accounts and VAT returns, and visiting client premises as needed.

You will work in a supportive, team-focused environment, training and supporting apprentices, and using Xero, QuickBooks, Sage or KashFlow.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years' bookkeeping experience in a client-facing role.
• Experience with Xero, QuickBooks, Sage or KashFlow is advantageous.
• AAT study or qualified, or qualified by experience.

Responsibilities

• Processing day to day bookkeeping for a portfolio of clients including limited companies, Sole traders and Partnerships; reconciliations of main control accounts.
• Preparing monthly management accounts.
• Dealing with client queries.
• Preparing and filing VAT returns.
• Attending client premises to undertake bookkeeping on-site and prepare management information for clients.
• Providing training to clients on packages and bookkeeping skills as required.
• Training and supporting apprentices with general bookkeeping skills.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Client-facing

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Sage

KashFlow

Job description

Bookkeeper/Accounts Assistant - Widnes, Cheshire

Our client is seeking an experienced Accountancy Practice Bookkeeper to joint their team based in their Widnes office.

This successful firm of accountants has developed a strong reputation for delivering quality services, along with building strong relationships with its wide-ranging client bases, across varying industries and size of client. The firm offers a very supportive and team focused environment, reflected by a low staff turnover and long serving staff.

Joining this firm of accountants as a Bookkeeper based from their Dudley office, you will carve a key, hands on role, as you develop within this firm and environment. Acting for varied sole trader, partnership and limited company SME's and OMB's of varying size and industry sector, you will deliver bookkeeping, management accounts, VAT and other services to mixed clients.

As an Accountancy Bookkeeper, you will be responsible for:

• Processing day to day bookkeeping for a portfolio of clients including limited companies, Sole traders and Partnerships as well as reconciliations of the main control accounts
• Preparing monthly management accounts
• Dealing with client queries
• Preparing and filing VAT returns
• Attending client premises to undertake bookkeeping role on-site which includes preparation of management information for clients
• Providing training to clients on various packages and bookkeeping skills as required
• Training and supporting apprentices with general bookkeeping skills

Requirements

You may be AAT studying, qualified, or qualified by experience.

You will have anything from 3 - 5 years + experience within bookkeeping within a client-facing capacity, either in practice, a bureau or self-employed.

Experience of software such as Xero, Quickbooks, Sage, Kashflow etc. would be advantageous.