Senior Book keeper

Mellis Blue; Borehamwood; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK accounting firm based in Borehamwood seeks a Senior Bookkeeper with substantial experience in Xero and bookkeeping within UK accountancy firms. The role involves preparing management accounts, VAT, and CIS returns, as well as handling sales and purchase ledgers. The ideal candidate will have strong IT skills, a proactive approach, and the ability to manage tasks effectively under pressure, contributing to technical guidance both to clients and junior staff. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package offered.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Group life assurance

Study support

Employee benefits portal

Employee assistance programme

Ongoing training and development

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience with a firm of UK accountants.
• Practical work experience in a practice environment.
• Experience in preparing management accounts and VAT returns.

Responsibilities

• Prepare management accounts and VAT/CIS returns.
• Process sales and purchase ledgers.
• Manage prepayments, accruals, and perform reconciliations.

Skills

Xero

Sage

IT skills

Time management

Statutory Accounts Preparation

Bookkeeping

Tools

Sage

Xero

Job description

We are hiring for a Permanent Senior Bookkeeper to join our client s team based in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. This role is ideal for an experienced bookkeeper with a strong background in Xero and have worked in a frim of UK Accountants and can manage key accounting tasks and provide accurate financial support to our client s business operations. As a Senior Bookkeeper, you will be responsible for preparing management accounts, VAT and CIS returns, processing sales and purchase ledgers, managing prepayments and accruals, and performing bank and balance sheet reconciliations.

You will also act as a primary point of contact for clients on their record-keeping matters, offer Xero and other software support, and contribute to statutory accounts preparation. Working within a growing and dynamic team, your role will involve both hands-on bookkeeping and providing technical guidance to clients and junior staff.

Key Responsibilities Of a Senior Bookkeeper Will Include

• preparation of Management Accounts
• preparation of VAT Returns/ CIS returns
• sales and Purchase Ledger processing
• managing Prepayments & Accruals
• bank reconciliations
• reconciliation of Balance Sheet Control Accounts
• reconciliation of Accounts

About You

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

• Practical work experience gained within a practice environment
• Experience in using Sage, Xero & related Apps is preferred
• strong IT skills
• provide App advisory services & deliver software (Xero) training and support to clients
• deal with daily/weekly bookkeeping & VAT return preparation and to be a primary contact to these clients on their record-keeping matters.
• ability to manage own tasks, good time management and able to work under pressure to tight deadlines
• statutory Accounts Preparation experience
• experience of training, reviewing the work of outsourcing staff
• self-discipline, organised, proactive, able to make and justify own decisions

This opportunity offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including pension scheme, group life assurance, study support, access to an employee benefits portal, employee assistance programme, and ongoing training and development.

You must have experience working for a firm of UK accountants for at least two years.

My client is not able to offer sponsorship sadly.