Part Time Bookkeeper

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join a well established practice based in the Southend area.

They have been delivering outstanding accountancy, tax and bookkeeping services to a diverse range of clients for 40 years.

As a Part Time Bookkeeper, our client will offer:

Permanent, part-time
Salary DOE
20 hours per week - flexible, to be agreed
Working days Monday to Friday

They are looking for a Bookkeeper with the following:

• Sound understanding of double entry bookkeeping
• An understanding of record keeping for a range of business types and sizes
• A high level of experience with Xero, QuickBooks and Sage accounting software
• Knowledge in the UK tax systems (PAYE, VAT, Construction Industry Scheme)
• Knowledge of workplace pensions, Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) etc
• Experience in processing payroll on a variety of programmes including Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, Moneysoft Payroll Manager and Brightpay
• Experience in preparing P11D’s
• A high level of experience with Microsoft Office, in particular Excel
• Excellent IT skills
• Organisational skills
• Communication skills, both verbal and written
• The ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• General office skills

As a Bookkeeper you will be responsible for:

• Liaising with clients to gather information and records
• Processing payments, receipts, invoices, journal entries and entering data into accounting software or databases
• Maintaining electronic record keeping
• Preparing and filing of VAT returns
• Preparing and filing of PAYE wages
• Preparing and filing of P11D’s
• Preparing and filing of Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) returns
• Maintaining and filing pension schemes.
• Periodic accuracy checks and reconciliations
• Preparation of management reports for clients
• Liaising with the accounts team when preparing yearly account
• Managing and maintaining trackers

Please note that all candidates must be prepared to undertake a 30 minute computer based assessment.

This is a fantastic opportunity of join the team at this small, friendly practice. Please apply today and a member of our team will contact you.