Bookkeeper, London

Hanami International; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanami International in Central London seeks an experienced Bookkeeper to manage day-to-day bookkeeping for a portfolio of owner-managed businesses and SMEs, with direct access to Partners and a diverse client base. You’ll work alongside the wider accounts and tax teams and handle workloads across multiple clients to meet deadlines.

If you love accuracy and cloud-based software such as Xero (ideally), QuickBooks or Sage, and taking ownership of your work, this role offers long-term focus and

Qualifications

• Relevant bookkeeping experience within an accountancy practice.
• Experience with cloud-based accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks or Sage.
• Excellent communication and client facing skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational abilities.
• AAT or another relevant bookkeeping qualification would be advantageous but not essential.
• Role suits someone who enjoys bookkeeping and wants to stay focused long term.
• Reliable, detail-focused and able to work independently with ownership.

Responsibilities

• Managing day-to-day bookkeeping for a portfolio of clients
• Processing sales and purchase invoices and maintaining accurate accounting records
• Posting and processing financial transactions
• Carrying out regular bank and control account reconciliations
• Maintaining client ledgers and investigating discrepancies
• Preparing bookkeeping information through to trial balance
• Managing your own workload across multiple clients and ensuring deadlines are met
• Working closely with the Partners, wider accounts and tax teams

Skills

Bookkeeping experience

Attention to detail

Client-facing

Independent worker

Education

AAT or bookkeeping qualification (advantageous)

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Sage

Job description

You know your way around a set of books, you like getting the detail right, and you enjoy being the person who keeps everything running smoothly behind the scenes.

That’s the kind of Bookkeeper we're looking for here.

We're working exclusively with an established and growing independent accountancy practice in Central London, working with a diverse range of owner-managed businesses, SMEs and entrepreneurial clients across a variety of sectors.

You’ll have your own portfolio of clients and real responsibility for the day-to-day bookkeeping, while working alongside the wider accounts and tax teams. There’s plenty of variety in the client base, direct access to the Partners and a team around you that values people who know what they’re doing and get on with it.

This isn’t about reinventing the wheel. It’s about finding a really good, experienced Bookkeeper who enjoys the work.

What you'll be doing

• Managing day-to-day bookkeeping for a portfolio of clients
• Processing sales and purchase invoices and maintaining accurate accounting records
• Posting and processing financial transactions
• Carrying out regular bank and control account reconciliations
• Maintaining client ledgers and investigating discrepancies
• Preparing bookkeeping information through to trial balance
• Managing your own workload across multiple clients and ensuring deadlines are met and queries are resolved
• Working closely with the Partners, wider accounts and tax teams

About you

• Relevant bookkeeping experience within an accountancy practice
• Experience with cloud-based accounting software such as Xero (ideally), QuickBooks or Sage
• Excellent communication and client facing skills
• Strong attention to detail and organisational abilities
• AAT or another relevant bookkeeping qualification would be advantageous but is not essential
• The role would suit someone who enjoys bookkeeping and wants to remain focused on this area long term.
• Reliable, detail-focused and takes pride in their work, with the ability to work independently and take ownership

If you’re an experienced Bookkeeper and reading this thinking “yes, this is exactly what I do”, I’d love to hear from you.