Bookkeeper/Accounts

We are a wholesale textiles business in the Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour, London SW10. We now need a bookkeeper/accounts person with Sage 50 experience to join our busy but friendly office.

Job Specification

Accountant

The role is for an Experienced Bookkeeper/Accountant to manage the Finance department with also the management of the Accounts Assistant.

Must have excellent knowledge of Sage50 Accounts, excel spreadsheets and good communication.

Report to Director

The role includes:

General bookkeeping duties - maintaining Sales & Purchase Ledger.
Posting Sales & Purchase Invoices daily.
Bank Reconciliations - Posting Payments and Receipts daily.
Processing Supplier Weekly Payment runs.
Maintaining the Suppliers Forecast Payments Schedules on weekly basis to allow forward buying on international currencies.
Maintaining the cashflow forecasts on daily basis.
Monthly run customer statements and email to customers. Follow up any customers who are in arrears with paying.
Prepare monthly payroll for bureau.
Journals: Enter monthly payroll journal to Sage from information provided by our external accountants’ payroll bureau.
Prepare Quarterly VAT Returns for Submission.
Reconciled Deferred Duty & VAT statements monthly from CDS Account (HMRC).
Analysis on Turnover.

Management Information: Reporting to external accountants for year-end preparation.

Preparation of Year End.
Profit & Loss
Balance Sheet
Trial Balance
Prepayments and Accruals
Bank/Cash Summary
Stock Reconciliation
Deferred Revenue Adjustments
Aged Debtors and Creditors Reconciliations.
Schedule for Credit Balance on Debtors.
Prepare Accrued Expenses Schedule for year-end.
Fixed Asset Register reconcile at Year End.
Prepare Cashflow Statements
Year- end Journals
Run the Year End.