Our client a highly successful business that has been established for many years is recruiting for a Senior Bookkeeper to join the team in Godalming, Surrey
Client Details
Our client a highly successful business that has been established for many years is recruiting for a Senior Bookkeeper to join the team in Godalming, Surrey
Description
As Senior Bookkeeper based from Godalming, Surrey you will be responsible for
Daily Duties:
- Checking throughout the day for customer monies coming in and advising MD and relevant sales person, so orders can be processed and posting receipt on Sage 50.
- Monitoring USD & EUR rates and adding to morning email.
- Checking & entering sales invoices. Entering in Sage 50, adding to sales spreadsheet and ensuring all costs have been allocated and stock adjusted where necessary. Checking copies of invoices are included in the file and commission and FOB debit notes have been raised where applicable.
- Entering all purchase invoices on SAGE 50
- Entering any proforma payments on banking system.
- Dealing with all accounts related queries.
Weekly Duties:
- Weekly bank reconciliations of bank accounts and posting any Direct Debits etc.
- BACS payment run, ensuring any suppliers with settlement discounts are deducted. Sending remittances.
- Update sales spreadsheet and adjusting stock where applicable.
- The Bookkeeper must be responsible for monitoring the debtors owing
Monthly Duties:
- Month end reporting - Producing P & L and balance sheet for Directors. Reconciling reports to Trial Balance i.e. Fixed Assets, accruals, Revaluation of Currency accounts, Intercompany Accounts etc
- Stock Reconciliation & Journal.
- Petty Cash reconciliation & posting.
- Monthly VAT return.
- Checking Debtors & sending statements to Sales person for chasing. Advising MD of any over 60 Days.
- Checking all sales invoices have been received from Shipping Department and querying those not received. Update 'invoices not entered' report with unshipped invoices.
- Sales Commissions - Updating spreadsheet and checking which have been paid and adding to payroll
- Calculating Gross salary figures for sending to Accountants for Nett figures.
- The Bookkeeper must be responsible for month end
Quarterly Duties:
- Checking any older purchase invoices that are still in stock and querying.
- Ensuring Quarterly Supplier Commission Credit Notes have been received.
- EC Sales List.
- Directors VAT return submission.
- Yearly Duties:
- Year End Reporting - As per monthly, but in addition reconciling the physical stock counted by Shipping Department with the accounts stock, revaluation of currency accounts, bad debt provisions, debtors & creditors analysis, agent bonus commission calculations & credit note.
- Archiving the previous year accounts for storage at our warehouse.
- Submit year end accounts to Accountants for audit & journal Corporation Tax figure once calculated by Accountants.
Profile
- Experience in a similar role highly desirable
- Multi Currency experience desirable not essential
- Sage50 experience desirable but not essential
- Good Excel and systems skills
- Strong Written and Verbal Communication skills
- Accountancy
Job Offer
- £35,000 - £40,000
- Hours 9.00 - 5.30 Monday to Friday
- Discretionary Bonus
- Pension
- Free Parking
- 20 days holiday plus 8 days bank holiday, you get your birthday off and your paid for two extra days holiday if your not sick in the year
- Role is office based 5 days a week