Practice Accounts Assistant

Square Peg Associates are working with a highly customer-centric Accountancy Practice, who is recruiting a Bookkeeper / Accounts Assistant based in Preston. They are seeking a professional and experienced Bookkeeper / Accounts Assistant to process external clients’ accounts. This will mainly be using cloud based software Xero / Quickbooks / Sage.

The role is office based and 9am - 5pm. Option of 4 or 5 working days.

Salary is negotiable, dependent upon the level of experience, up to £30 - £32k per annum.

Duties & Responsibilities of a Bookkeeper:

• Responsibility of managing a portfolio of clients for all bookkeeping, and accounts processing services.
• Preparation of accounts to trial balance
• Preparation of quarterly VAT returns and submissions
• Bank reconciliations, Purchase ledger and Sales Ledger
• CIS Returns
• Customer service, answering customer queries with confidence with the support of the team

Experience required of a Bookkeeper:

• Experience in a similar Bookkeeping / Accounts Assistant role
• Must have experience of working in an Accountancy Practice
• Ability to work solely with minimum supervision
• A personable, customer driven, people person
• Have a positive can-do attitude
• Have a passion to go the extra mile to support client queries
• Qualified by Experience or have an Accountancy Qualification

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Bookkeeper to manage their own clients, work autonomously and be part of a great small team of accounting staff.

Please apply online today or contact Suzanne at Square Peg Associates for immediate consideration.