Bookkeeper

Senior Bookkeeper

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Bookkeeper with extensive Xero experience to join our dynamic accounting team. The ideal candidate will be confident managing multiple clients, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and overseeing end-to-end bookkeeping processes. You will play a key role in supporting the firm's accounting operations and maintaining strong client relationships.

Core Bookkeeping Duties

• Xero Bookkeeping: Maintain accurate, up-to-date financial records in Xero for a portfolio of clients.
• Bank Reconciliation: Perform regular reconciliations to ensure accuracy between bank statements and accounting records.
• VAT Management: Oversee all VAT clients, prepare returns, and ensure timely and compliant submissions to HMRC.
• CIS Returns: Manage monthly CIS filings, ensuring all deductions are correctly recorded and submitted on time.
• Accounts Payable & Receivable: Process supplier invoices, reconcile supplier statements, and manage client invoicing and debt collection.
• Credit Control: Proactively monitor aged debtors, chase outstanding payments, and maintain healthy client cash flow.
• Payroll Support: Process and post monthly payroll journals, reconcile payroll accounts, and liaise with payroll providers as required.
• Month-End Adjustments: Prepare and post prepayments, accruals, depreciation, and journals to ensure accurate management accounts.
• Trial Balance Review: Ensure all control accounts (e.g., VAT, PAYE, wages, bank, and directors' loan) are reconciled correctly.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare monthly and quarterly management reports, including profit & loss, balance sheet, and cash flow summaries.
• Client Liaison: Communicate with clients regarding queries, deadlines, and outstanding information in a professional and proactive manner.
• Compliance & Filing: Maintain compliance with accounting standards, support filing of statutory documents, and assist with HMRC queries.
• Potential Scope for Admin & Accounting Support
• Accounts Production & Filing: Assist with year-end accounts preparation for small businesses.
• Self-Assessment Preparation & Filing: Support the preparation and submission of self-assessment tax returns.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline bookkeeping and reporting processes through automation and system optimization.

Requirements

• 5+ years of bookkeeping experience, ideally within an accountancy practice.
• Advanced proficiency in Xero accounting software
• Solid understanding of accounting principles, journal entries, and reconciliation processes.
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple clients with varying deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• Relevant qualification or degree in Accounting or Finance (AAT, ACCA, or equivalent desirable).