Senior Bookkeeper

Clear Legal & Financial Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working and flexible core hours

Time off between Christmas and NewYear

Training, development and exam bonuses

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

Gym membership discounts

Interest-free season ticket loan

Regular social events

Employee referral scheme

Free eye tests

Job summary

Clear Legal & Financial Recruitment in Central London is seeking an experienced Senior Bookkeeper to manage a portfolio of high-net-worth individuals and owner-managed businesses. You will handle accurate bookkeeping, VAT, and management reporting while working closely with clients, managers, and Partners.

The role is client-facing, offering exposure to media, entertainment, and creative sector clients in a collaborative team environment. Hybrid working and development opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' bookkeeping experience, ideally within an accountancy practice.
• Strong technical bookkeeping, accounting and VAT knowledge.
• Experience managing a client portfolio.
• Excellent communication and client relationship skills.
• Strong knowledge of Sage, Xero and Microsoft Excel.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Proactive, commercially minded and confident resolving issues.
• Professional, discreet and comfortable handling confidential information.
• Media and entertainment experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients independently.
• Maintain accurate bookkeeping and financial records.
• Complete bank, credit card, balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns.
• Liaise directly with clients, providing bookkeeping support and advice.
• Work with Sage, Xero, Excel and other accounting systems.
• Investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies and queries.
• Assist with management reporting, budgeting and cash flow forecasting.
• Support and mentor junior team members.

Skills

5+ years' bookkeeping experience

Excellent communication and client关系

Highly organised with attention to do细

Proactive, commercially minded

Professional, discreet with confidant

Media and entertainment experience

Tools

Sage

Xero

Microsoft Excel

Job description

An established accountancy practice in Central London is looking for an experienced Senior Bookkeeper to join its specialist Media team. You will manage a portfolio of high-net-worth individuals and owner-managed businesses, providing accurate bookkeeping, VAT and management reporting, while working closely with clients, managers and Partners. This is a client-facing role offering the opportunity to work with an interesting portfolio of clients across the media, entertainment and creative sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients independently.
• Maintain accurate bookkeeping and financial records.
• Complete bank, credit card, balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns.
• Liaise directly with clients, providing bookkeeping support and advice.
• Work with Sage, Xero, Excel and other accounting systems.
• Investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies and queries.
• Assist with management reporting, budgeting and cash flow forecasting.
• Support and mentor junior team members.

About You

• 5+ years' bookkeeping experience, ideally within an accountancy practice.
• Strong technical bookkeeping, accounting and VAT knowledge.
• Experience managing a client portfolio.
• Excellent communication and client relationship skills.
• Strong knowledge of Sage, Xero and Microsoft Excel.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Proactive, commercially minded and confident resolving issues.
• Professional, discreet and comfortable handling confidential information.
• Media and entertainment experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 21 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working and flexible core hours
• Time off between Christmas and New Year
• Training, development and exam bonuses
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gym membership discounts
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• Regular social events
• Employee referral scheme
• Free eye tests