Bookkeeper

Bookkeeper

Location: Hybrid onsite in Kemble on Mondays and Nailsworth on Wednesdays, with additional hours worked remotely
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Contract: Permanent

Benefits What do we offer

A happy team is the most important thing for us at Book Check.

• We listen to our staff and implement their ideas.

• Flexible hours

• Working from home and on-site as part of a talented and supportive team that will help you develop your skills

• A quality system underpinned by our ISO
9001 Quality Management Systems accreditation

• A competitive rate of pay either Employed or Self Employed

• 28 days paid annual leave including bank holidays rising to 33 with long service (employees only)

• Company pension scheme (employees only)

• Benenden Health Plan (employees only)

• Join in with company socials which are arranged on a regular basis

Are you an organised, detail-oriented accounting professional with a passion for client service

Book Check are now looking for a proactive Bookkeeper to join our dynamic team.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with clients, handle a variety of accounting tasks, and grow your career in a supportive and structured environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain effective relationships with clients and colleagues.

• Process monthly and yearly financial data and paperwork, following Book Check procedures (Month End Checklist QF9013, Year End Checklist QF9018).

• Reconcile bank and VAT accounts, providing accurate figures for client VAT returns.

• Post journals including depreciation, accruals, prepayments, and payroll.

• Prepare and send month-end and year-end accounts to the Book Check accountant, keeping your supervisor informed of deadlines.

• Provide clients with Aged Creditors and Debtors reports, and other agreed financial reports.

• Respond promptly to client queries and ensure any client changes or issues are communicated to the Book Check team.

• Maintain regular and accurate backups where required.

• Identify potential new business opportunities within existing accounts and promote Book Check services.

• Stay up-to-date with new procedures, articles, and revisions.

• Ensure compliance with Money Laundering Regulations, Data Protection, and company policies.

• Check and manage emails daily, ensuring urgent queries are handled promptly.

• Produce and maintain Client Packs.

• Attend annual Book Check seminars.

• Record weekly time spent with each client and expenses using the Book Check Time Recording System (TRS).

• Notify clients and Head Office of planned holidays and any health & safety issues.

Skills and experience:

• Xero and or SAGE Line 50 - As per our Skills Matrix QF9045

• Good knowledge of MS Office

• Ability to send/receive emails with attachments

• Basic but sound IT capabilities

• Proactive and Self Driven

• Patience and adaptability

• Well-presented and business like

• Experienced and comfortable in dealing with senior company executives

• Ability to work effectively under pressure, prioritise workloads and ability to work on own

• Able to constantly provide a quality output of work

• Enthusiasm and a proven ability to achieve results

• Attention to detail but able to see the bigger picture

• Be able to work calmly and accurately under pressure

• Ability to deal with people at all levels

• Diplomatic and tactful

• Be logical, perceptive, good communicator and have excellent listening skills

• Demonstrate a range of planning, prioritising and time management skills

• Adopts a common sense approach to problem solving

• Professional approach to every aspect of the role

• Team player with a friendly disposition

• Punctual and reliable

• Flexible, adaptable and resilient

• An interest in the development and progression of Book Check

If you have the skills and experience, we require for this role and are looking for a new challenge please click on APPLY today and send us over a copy of your CV!

We thank all applicants but due to the high expected response, we will only respond to individuals who match our requirements. Previous applicants need not re apply as we hold all previous CVs on file.

Applications will close once we have received a significant number of suitable applicants.

No agencies please