Bookkeeper/ Management Accountant

Confidential; Henley-on-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday

Pension

Discretionary annual bonus

Hybrid & flexible working

Full study support

Early Friday finish at 2:30pm

Corporate rewards

Quarterly social events

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Confidential, an accountancy and tax advisory firm, is seeking an assistant accountant who can move beyond processing transactions. You will have real client contact, take ownership of work, and join a hybrid, flexible team with study support and strong progression prospects.

Based in Henley-on-Thames, the role involves bookkeeping in Xero, producing management accounts, VAT and CIS returns, and liaising with clients.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years' relevant practice experience.
• AAT qualification or equivalent.
• Strong bookkeeping with VAT returns and control account reconciliations.
• Xero experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day bookkeeping using Xero, including invoicing and bank reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management accounts, VAT and CIS returns.
• Complete control account reconciliations and monthly payroll journals.
• Review bookkeeping completed by junior team members and provide support.
• Liaise directly with clients, resolve queries and provide Xero training.
• Attend client premises when required and support with ad-hoc accounting requirements.

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent

Tools

Xero

Job description

Looking for a role where you can do more than just process transactions?

Join a growing accountancy and tax advisory firm where you'll have genuine client contact, take ownership of your work and become a trusted part of your clients' finance function. With hybrid working, flexible hours, great benefits and realistic opportunities to progress, this is a role where you can build a long-term career.

Location: Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Well connected by rail and commutable from Reading, High Wycombe, Marlow ,Central London and Oxford . The office is based in a beautiful location and the town is world famous for the Henley Royal Regatta and it's picturesque riverside setting.

Salary: up to £38,000 dependent on experience

Benefits : 23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing by one day each year post-qualified up to 28 days, alongside a pension, discretionary annual bonus, hybrid and flexible working with flexitime, full study support where required, an early 2.30pm Friday finish, corporate rewards, quarterly social events and free onsite parking.

The Role

• Manage day-to-day bookkeeping using Xero, including invoicing and bank reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management accounts, VAT and CIS returns.
• Complete control account reconciliations and monthly payroll journals.
• Review bookkeeping completed by junior team members and provide support where required.
• Liaise directly with clients, resolve queries and provide Xero training.
• Attend client premises when required and support with ad-hoc accounting requirements.

About You

• 2-3 years' relevant practice experience.
• AAT qualified or qualified by experience.
• Strong bookkeeping experience, including VAT returns and control account reconciliations.
• Xero experience is essential.
• Management accounts experience would be advantageous, although training is available.