Senior Bookkeeper

TC Group; Borehamwood; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in Borehamwood is seeking a Senior Bookkeeper to prepare management accounts and manage VAT returns. The ideal candidate will have experience in Sage and Xero and strong IT skills, with a proactive approach to decision-making. This position offers a competitive salary and flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Group life assurance x 4 salary

Study support

Employee benefits portal

Employee Referral Bonus

Employee Assistance Programme

Regular training and development

Qualifications

• Practical work experience gained within a practice environment.
• Statutory Accounts Preparation experience.
• Experience of training and reviewing outsourcing staff.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Strong IT skills

Good communications skills

Time management

Proactive decision-making

Tools

Sage

Xero

IRIS Accountancy Suite

Job description

Salary - £35,000 per annum

Hours - Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with flexible, hybrid working

Holiday - 20 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)

About the Senior Bookkeeping role

We are TC Group, the fastest-growing top 20 accountancy firm in the UK. We're business advisors and accountants, with over 30 years of experience we've honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Bookkeeper to join our Borehamwood office.

We are keen to find an experienced Bookkeeper to join Borehamwood's expanding team due to growth of the firm. The successful candidate will demonstrate good communications skills, aptitude, and the ability to assume additional responsibilities when required.

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

• 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
• will be ideal to have IRIS Accountancy suite experience

Full benefits available for the Senior Bookkeeper

• pension scheme
• group life assurance x 4 salary
• study support provided
• access to our employee benefits portal - cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
• employee Referral Bonus - we're always looking for talented individuals to join our team
• employee Assistance Programme
• regular training and development - continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations

About us

TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We're an ambitious group of people with the same aim - to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing - we're supporting more and more of the UK's ambitious business owners, SME's and large Corporations and it's a real team effort. We're helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.

We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.