Job title: Bookkeeper
Department: Finance
Salary: Up to £37k Negotiable
Post reports to: Finance Director
Location: Southgate
Contract Type: Part time permanent Hybrid working
Purpose of the role
To assist the FD with accounting and office management duties and to provide cover for 3 team members, when required.
Accountabilities – Key tasks
- Accounts support. Responsible for supporting with accounting transactions and supporting tasks.
- Office management. Support directors with office management tasks as required
Duties and responsibilities
- Assist in the preparation of journal entries and reconciliation of general ledger control accounts.
- Bank Administration & Reconciliation: Perform monthly bank reconciliations to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies, including downloading and filing bank statements
- Credit card administration including scanning and filing credit card statements. Monitoring and setting up Credit Cards
- Fixed assets – maintain fixed asset register, including scanning and filing invoices for year end audit.
- Financial Reporting: Checking and assisting in the development of monthly financial reports.
- Administer Pensions, including checking accuracy of payments and liaison with pension providers and maintenance of records.
- Administrator HR system, maintain employee list including checking salary to contracts.
- VAT Returns
- Provide cover in the accounts as required: AP, AR, Shipments, Agents Commission, Payroll
- Assist in the preparation of budgeting and Forecasting.
- Agree Sales/Vat to Vat Return
- Assisting with ad hoc tasks as required including office management tasks.
Skills required
- Previous experience in an accounting or finance role is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of basic accounting principles and double entry.
- Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
- Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Proactive approach.
- Maintains confidentiality in handling sensitive financial information.
- Ability to learn new systems. Involvement in systems development and testing an advantage.
Business Systems
Include, but are not limited to:
- BookMaster,
- Microsoft office, including excel