Senior Bookkeeper
Role: Senior Bookkeeper
Location: Brighton
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:30pm
A minimum of 30 hours / 4 days per week will be considered
Pay: £32,000+ per annum, depending on experience
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Senior Bookkeeper to join one of our longstanding clients, a growing and well-established accountancy practice based in Brighton.
Benefits:
- Auto-enrolment pension scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- 25 days holiday plus bank and public holidays
- Birthday leave (non-contractual)
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Regular social events
- Free flu jabs
The Requirements:
- 3-5 years of bookkeeping experience in a UK accountancy practice
- Previous experience managing direct reports
- AAT qualified (or part-qualified) or equivalent preferred
- Proficient in Xero, QuickBooks and other cloud accounting platforms
- Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables and data analysis
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
- Strong client relationship management skills
- Experience training clients on online accountancy software would be advantageous
- Effective communication skills for client interaction, team coordination and reporting
- Ability to work accurately under pressure and manage deadlines
- High level of integrity and ethical approach to work
- Legal right to work in the UK
The Role:
- Managing bookkeeping duties for a range of clients, including direct client communication and relationship management
- Preparing and filing VAT, personal, partnership and company tax returns, ensuring MTD compliance where required
- Using software including Xero, QuickBooks, IRIS, Outlook and others
- Assisting clients with digital migration and cloud accounting training
- Reconciling purchase ledgers, bank accounts, and balance sheet control accounts
- Maintaining proper accounting standards and recording client communication on internal systems
- Supporting and guiding junior bookkeepers, including workload management
- Assisting the leadership team as required
If you're keen to join a supportive practice that offers genuine career development and exposure to a wide range of clients, then please apply to this Senior Bookkeeper role below or contact Jamie Watson on between 9:00am - 5:30pm.
Clearline Recruitment Ltd |
£32,000 per annum, inc benefits |
Brighton |