Bookkeeper

DBCharles Recruitment Limited

Posted 9 hours ago, valid for 4 days

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

£26,000 - £32,000 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

An award-winning business in Birmingham City Centre is seeking a Bookkeeper to oversee financial operations.
The role requires a solid background in bookkeeping and ideally a Level 3 qualification or equivalent such as AAT, ACCA, or CIMA.
Candidates should have experience with Xero and Sage, as well as strong Excel skills and the ability to work in a fully office-based environment.
The position involves various financial duties, including reporting, payroll, and cash reconciliations, and offers a salary range of £26,000 to £32,000 per annum.
Applicants should be comfortable committing to a Monday to Friday schedule from 9:00am to 5:30pm, with no remote or hybrid working options available.

An award winning business based in the heart of Birmingham City Centre are looking to hire for a new position for their business as a Bookkeeper. This person in the long term will take full charge of financial operations.

The role will report directly into the Managing Director and this person will be critical in leading operations forward, maintaining the financial health of the business and aiding senior leadership with information and reports to make key decisions for the future. Day to day duties will be:

Financial reporting
Payroll
Stock take
Creditor & Debtor work
Cash reconciliations
Matching & batching
Cost saving initiatives
Process improvement
System work on Xero
Additional bookkeeping duties

DB Charles have spoken at length with the client on the various skill sets and backgrounds they seek in order to hire, including a number of the below:

Solid background & experience as a bookkeeper
Ideally qualified with Level 3 Bookkeeping but will consider other qualifications such as AAT / ACCA / CIMA etc.
System experience with Xero & Sage.
Must be comfortable using Excel up to an intermediate level and IT literate across all other MS packages.
Experience within the retail industry would be a benefit however not necessary
Someone comfortable with committing to an office based role for 5 days per week. Remote & hybrid working are NOT available for this position
Experience handling payroll and working with external accountants and payroll providers would be ideal
Excellent financial reporting skills
Able to implement and stick to deadlines
Excellent communications skills
Decisive

The role will be working Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:30pm and dependent on experience, the business are looking to offer a salary of £26,000 to £32,000 per annum.

Please note due to being based in the centre of Birmingham, parking is limited and not provided for by the business. Again, please note, this role is fully office based.

Get in touch ASAP if interested, we would love to hear from you.

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