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We are looking for a Senior Bookkeeper / Business Services Assistant in our Bristol office to join Haines Watts Western.
The Senior Bookkeeper / Business Services Assistant will undertake higher level bookkeeping and management accounts with some opportunity to assist with year end accounts.
About the role
Haines Watts Western has circa 90 employees based across Bristol and Exeter. Haines Watts is part of a larger organisation of approx. 50 offices across the UK. We are specialist advisors.
- Using cloud-based accounting software including Xero,QuickBooksandSAGE50.
- Processing payments, invoices, income and receipts and entering data into accounting software or spreadsheets from clients physical records
- Reconciliation of clients bank accounts and analysing clients income and expenditure correctly in the profit and loss account and balance sheet.
- Regularly monitoring accounts payable and receivable to ensure its as up to date and as accurate as possible within the accounting software.
- Preparation of VAT returns for a range of clients and review clients bookkeeping and VAT treatment where necessary.
- Manage a portfolio of clients and ensure all VAT records are requested, and returns prepared and submitted within deadlines.
- Prepare monthly/quarterly management accounts for clients of varying sizes, whilst gaining a good understanding of each client worked on.
- Prepare monthly/quarterly accounting journals relating to the management accounts and any additional journals including payroll journals.
- Produce financial statements including P&L accounts, cash flows, variance analysis and commentaries.
- Communicate with clients regarding queries.
- Prepare payment runs to pay clients staff wages and supplier payments.
About you
- Minimum 2-3 years experience within industry or an accounts practice including bookkeeping experience
- AAT qualified
- Must have experience working onXero software(preferably Xero certified)
- Experience preparing and filing VAT returns through accounting software
- Experience preparing management accounts and being confident analysing data to produce reports and working papers to support the management accounts
- Ability to work both independently, direct liaison with clients, as well as part of a team in both a supporting and supervising capacity
- Positive team player with a can-do attitude
- Accurate data entry skills with excellent knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook and good IT skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Passionate about great service in order to provide a high level of client care
- Experience managing a client portfolio would be desirable
Benefits
- Hybrid working (2 days home / 3 days office)
- Enhanced holiday allowance (and opportunity to buy more)
- Birthday leave take a day off each year to celebrate
- Flexible working
- Study support
- Paid professionalmembership fees
- Enhanced family leave
- Special recognition
- Talent development
- Social events
- Car mileage allowance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cash back app
- Life Assurance
- Additional flexible benefits health and wellbeing, protection, lifestyle and financial
