A fantastic accountancy practice based in Chatham is searching for a Bookkeeper to join their successful team. The role involves bookkeeping, preparing management accounts, VAT returns, and other services for a mixed and varied client base across Kent and the South East.
Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of clients ensuring their bookkeeping needs are met, including processing payments, invoices, income, and receipts, and entering data into accounting software or databases.
- Prepare financial statements showing business income and expenditure.
- Pay vendor invoices and track bank account balances.
- Complete VAT returns.
- Verify the accuracy of business accounts and alert the accounts team of errors.
- Develop monthly financial statements including cash flow, profit and loss, and balance sheets.
- Use cloud accounting platforms such as Xero, QuickBooks, Sage (training can be provided).
Qualifications
- Qualifications or qualification by experience, including AAT studying or qualified.
- 3–5+ years of bookkeeping experience in a client‑facing capacity, either in practice, a bureau or self‑employed.
- Experience with software such as Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, KashFlow, etc.
Benefits
- Salary 23,000–30,000 plus parking, pension, holidays, and excellent flexible benefits.
