Flexible Accounts Assistant & Bookkeeper

Howett Thorpe Recruitment Consultants Ltd; Alton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Supportive team environment

Training and ongoing support

Job summary

Howett Thorpe Recruitment Consultants Ltd is seeking an Accounts Assistant / Bookkeeper to join their business services team. The role involves bookkeeping, VAT, management accounts and year-end accounts across a diverse client portfolio.

The successful candidate will have bookkeeping or accountancy experience and good organisational skills. Training is available, with flexible hours and potential for part-time arrangements to support career development within practice.

Qualifications

• Previous bookkeeping or accounts experience, ideally in practice
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Professional communication with clients and colleagues
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Experience with Xero, Sage, QuickBooks or Iris advantageous
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a busy environment

Responsibilities

• Providing bookkeeping services for a varied client portfolio
• Preparing VAT returns and assisting with tax computations
• Producing monthly and quarterly management accounts
• Preparing year-end financial accounts from client records
• Ensuring statutory filings and deadlines are met
• Supporting managers and partners with client work and ad hoc projects
• Managing workload effectively to meet deadlines and client expectations
• Working with a range of accounting software packages

Skills

Bookkeeping

VAT

Management accounts

Year end accounts

Excel

Word

Client communication

Time management

Tools

Xero

Sage

QuickBooks

IRIS

Job description

Howett Thorpe Recruitment Consultants Ltd is seeking an Accounts Assistant / Bookkeeper to join their business services team. The role involves bookkeeping, VAT, management accounts and year-end accounts across a diverse client portfolio.

The successful candidate will have bookkeeping or accountancy experience and good organisational skills. Training is available, with flexible hours and potential for part-time arrangements to support career development within practice.