Bookkeeper

Bookkeeper | Lincoln Office | Competitive Salary + Benefits

Our established Lincoln practice is looking to recruit an experienced bookkeeper.

Responsibilities

• Bookkeeping for a number of clients, ensuring accurate entry of data.
• Preparation and submission of VAT returns for clients, liaising with client managers and monitoring deadlines for filing.
• To develop good working relationships with clients and other departments in the practice.

Ideal Candidate:

• AAT qualified or has suitable experience
• Experience of working within a bookkeeping bureau
• Knowledge of various VAT schemes available
• Excellent communication skills and experience liaising with clients regarding their books and records, VAT liabilities
• Experience liaising with HMRC regarding VAT for clients
• Thrives in a busy department, with the ability to manage own workload
• Experience using a range of different software including Xero, QuickBooks.
• Attention to detail
• A positive, enthusiastic team player
• The ability to liaise with the other departments in the practice such as payroll and accounts.

Your Role

The role of bookkeeper involves working with the client managers to look after a portfolio of clients, requesting records, carrying out bookkeeping on a range of different software, resolving queries and communicating with clients regarding the VAT liabilities. A range of different software will be used including, but not limited to Xero, QuickBooks.

Our clients operate in a variety of different sectors and knowledge of standard accounting, cash accounting, flat rate scheme and partial exemption is desired.

Reconciliation of bank accounts, sales ledger and purchase ledger will be required.

It is expected that work will be undertaken both in the office and at clients’ premises as required. It may be necessary for work to be undertaken in our Retford and Grantham offices as required and the ability to travel is desirable.

What the Practice can offer

• Experienced team
• Ability to grow within the role and career progression
• City Centre location
• Contribution towards cost of car parking
• Study packages available
• Salary is market rate depending on experience