Senior Bookkeeper - Accounting firm

Senior Bookkeeper - accountancy firm
Central London
£32,000 - £45,000

Butler Rose Public Practice are delighted to be supporting our client, a well-established mid-sized accountancy practice based in Central London that are now recruiting for a Senior Bookkeeper.

This is a hands-on role, which will require the individual to work both under their own initiative and as part of a team. The role primarily focuses on bookkeeping, VAT, and management accounting. There will also be an element of year-end accounting assignments when required for numerous clients.

Role Requirements -

• Principally using QuickBooks, Xero, and Sage Line 50 as well as exposure to working on other client software packages on an ad-hoc basis.
• Bank, cash, payroll, sales & purchase ledger input & reconciliations.
• Preparation & filing of quarterly VAT returns.
• Preparation of periodic management accounts for clients as requested.
• Preparation of monthly trial balances, cash flow statements, and other specific client reporting requirements.
• Involvement in the preparation of annual financial statements to trial balance stage, including computing accruals, prepayments, depreciation etc.
• Capable of working on numerous clients' affairs, adhering to client and statutory deadlines.
• Assisting in the preparation of year-end financial statements for both companies and unincorporated businesses.
• Able to work under own initiative and unsupervised in our offices or at client's premises.
• Liaising with clients on a regular and timely basis to obtain their books and records.
• Dealing directly with clients to resolve and provide assistance with any queries, discrepancies, and other issues on an ad-hoc basis.
• Provision of support to the other members of the team as well as other departments in the firm.

Person Requirements -

• AAT qualified with at least 4 years practical experience working as a Bookkeeper/management accountant for a UK based accounting firm.
• Strong exposure to daily bookkeeping, preparation of management accounts and VAT.
• Highly proficient in the use of QuickBooks, Xero, and Sage 50.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and recordkeeping.

If you are a dedicated and skilled Senior Bookkeeper looking to contribute to a reputable and well established accountancy practice based in Central London then we would love to hear from you.

This role is advertised by Doug Greer, Butler Rose (AGY). .

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.