Bookkeeper

Swallow Ventures Limited; Leicester; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

An established regional accountancy practice is seeking a skilled Bookkeeper to join their vibrant team in Leicester. This dynamic role involves managing a diverse portfolio of clients, ensuring accurate bookkeeping, and handling various financial tasks such as VAT returns and payroll. The company fosters a supportive culture with regular social events and charity initiatives, making it an ideal workplace for finance professionals looking to grow their careers. If you are passionate about finance and looking for a role that offers both challenge and community engagement, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Professional career development opportunities

Team social events

Life insurance

Company pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Onsite car parking

Qualifications

• Experience in bookkeeping within accountancy practice or industry.
• Ability to manage day-to-day accounts and transactional streams.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day bookkeeping for clients across various industries.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns in line with HMRC regulations.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Sales Ledger Management

Purchase Ledger Management

Bank Reconciliations

VAT Returns

Time Management

Education

Relevant Finance Qualification

Tools

QuickBooks

Xero

Sage

Job description

Are you a Bookkeeper feeling like you need new challenge? Then this highly varied opportunity is for you...

A long standing, regional accountancy practice based in Leicester require a Bookkeeper to facilitate growth in their client portfolio with varying levels of turnover through a wide range of industries.

The Bookkeeper will service their own portfolio of clients, ensuring that invoices, payments and receipts are in order to complete statutory accounts. This all-encompassing role will also provide exposure to banking, VAT returns, payroll and self-assessment tax returns.

The practice has a supportive and a vibrant team culture. The office has a real family feel, with the team participating in regular social events and as well as that support charities with fundraising initiatives which are chosen by the team. They genuinely care about its people and community.

This would be ideal for a finance professional from either practice or industry, that has solid working knowledge of bookkeeping and managing day-to-day accounts and transactional streams.

Responsibilities

• Performing day-to-day bookkeeping for clients from various transactional streams
• Assist in month and year end procedures including banking
• Prepare, review and submit VAT returns in line with HMRC
• Analysis of debtors and creditors reconciliation

Requirements

• Previous bookkeeping experience from within an accountancy practice or from within an accounts function in industry
• Confident in all aspect of sales ledger, purchase ledger, bank reconciliations and VAT
• Practical working knowledge of accounting systems such as QuickBooks, Xero or Sage
• The capability to prioritise tasks, organise workload and accurately meet regular deadlines

What's On Offer

• A competitive starting salary up to £32,000 depending upon experience
• Professional career development opportunities
• Flexible working options
• Regular participation in team social events such as quizzes, festivals and sporting activities
• Corporate Social Responsibility including charity fundraising and sports days
• Life insurance and company pension scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Onsite car parking in central Leicester
• A friendly, dynamic and engaging working culture

Register your interest by applying today or call Luke or Richard on to discuss this opportunity further, always in complete confidence.

Addington Ball is a specialist finance and accounting recruitment consultancy covering the Midlands and Northern Home counties. We are a member of TEAM and are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Job ref - ABJ/241233 - Bookkeeper