Part-Time Senior Bookkeeper - Clients, Pension & Health

Attune; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private health insurance

CPD support

Job summary

Attune is seeking an experienced Senior Bookkeeper for a part-time role in Cambridge with optional home-working. You will manage day-to-day bookkeeping for the practice and provide high-quality bookkeeping support to external clients, including month-end close and payroll journals.

The role requires strong attention to detail, experience with double-entry bookkeeping, and knowledge of Xero or other cloud platforms. Flexible hours and pro rata salary are offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a bookkeeper, ideally within an accountancy practice or multi-client environment.
• Experience with Xero and/or other cloud accounting platforms.
• Strong understanding of double-entry bookkeeping.
• Experience preparing month-end journals.
• Experience preparing and posting payroll journals.
• Good understanding of payroll-related balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong bank reconciliation and balance sheet reconciliation skills.
• Experience with VAT and VAT-related bookkeeping.
• Good knowledge of accruals, prepayments and other routine accounting adjustments.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide bookkeeping services to a portfolio of clients and take responsibility for the day-to-day bookkeeping and financial administration of the practice, including:
• Processing purchase and sales invoices.
• Maintaining accurate accounting records and ledgers.
• Processing bank transactions and completing regular bank reconciliations.
• Monitoring and reconciling credit cards and other balance sheet accounts.
• Processing staff expenses and reviewing expense claims.
• Preparing and posting monthly payroll journals, including reconciliation to payroll reports.
• Reconciling control and balance sheet accounts.
• Prepayments and accruals.
• Fixed asset and depreciation journals where required.
• Intercompany and director/shareholder account reconciliations.
• VAT bookkeeping and preparation of VAT return information.
• Maintaining appropriate financial controls and ensuring records are complete and accurate.
• Maintaining accurate debtor and creditor ledgers.
• Preparing bookkeeping records and working papers for year-end accounts.
• Liaising with clients to obtain missing information and resolve queries.
• Identifying discrepancies and investigating and resolving issues promptly.
• Ensuring client deadlines are met consistently.

Skills

Double-entry bookkeeping

Month-end journals

Payroll journals

Bank reconciliations

VAT bookkeeping

Intercompany reconciliations

Liaising with clients

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent bookkeeping/accounting experience

Tools

Xero

Job description

Attune is seeking an experienced Senior Bookkeeper for a part-time role in Cambridge with optional home-working. You will manage day-to-day bookkeeping for the practice and provide high-quality bookkeeping support to external clients, including month-end close and payroll journals.

The role requires strong attention to detail, experience with double-entry bookkeeping, and knowledge of Xero or other cloud platforms. Flexible hours and pro rata salary are offered.