Bookkeeper - Focus Resourcing : Job Details

• 6 month booking
• Office based

Our client is a highly successful and growing firm of accountants and they have just taken on a large project for one of their clients. Therefore their outsourcing team now need an experienced bookkeeper to help deliver services to the Turnaround, Restructuring and Insolvency (TRI) clients. You will need to be highly organised and be happy to undertake bookkeeping for a variety of clients including processing of invoices, expenses and payments.

As bookkeeper you will be:

• Opening bank accounts for each new assignment,
• Liaising with relationship manager at the bank,
• Using specialist software (for which tuition will be given):
• Analyse bank receipts including direct debit receipts, bank interest etc,
• Prepare receipts and payments vouchers using appropriate codes for authorisation,
• Post receipts and payments vouchers to the system,
• When necessary, prepare and post journal vouchers,
• Run simple VAT returns from the system,
• Maintain certain aspects of the diary (relating to cashiering), and
• Undertake monthly bank reconciliations (c100 accounts)
• Set up electronic payments on bank accounts (typically twice a week, albeit there could be urgent ad hoc payments)
• Closing bank accounts when an assignment has been completed.

To be considered for this role you will need to have:

• 2 years + Bookkeeping experience
• Experience of Xero, QBO and use of cloud-based technology
• Experience of Sage and other accounting applications an advantage but not essential
• VAT experience desirable
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Client focused
• Carrying out tasks with a high degree of efficiency and accuracy
• Ability to operate strict deadlines
• Able to prioritise their work loads so that they can deliver efficiently to both the outsourcing team and the firm's clients.

If you are interested in this role please call Sharon Tanner on or email me at ASAP!