Bookkeeper

ShentonGroup requires a diligent Bookeeper to join the finance team and maintain ownership of the management of the AP ledger, and key supplier management.

The role includes (but not limited to) the following areas of responsibility:

- Ensure and maintain robust business practices, ensuring compliance with legal and statutory requirements
- Full reconciliation of bank accounts ensuring all differences are investigated and corrected
- Working with the finance team to manage working capital management, including recommended payment runs
- Maintain strong business relationship with the Bank and other key external business stakeholders
- Establish payment cycles, taking advantage of preferable terms when applicable
- Manage the business compliance in respect of CIS Schemes
- Monitor and actioning of account mailboxes, sending invoices to Office Manager or Department for approval when necessary
- Remit payments, retaining receipts of transactions including ad-hoc payments, foreign currency invoices and employee expenses
- Assist the CFO in the management of the company credit card scheme
- Reconcile transactions and correct any discrepancies
- Train and develop staff skills on SAP especially around AP
- Evaluate performance and where possible, make suggestions to cut costs
- Maintain relationships with suppliers
- Look at business spend, identifying practices that could be improved to the betterment of Shenton Group performance
- Work with the external auditors on an annual basis
- Other ad-hoc duties to assist the CFO and the wider Finance Team

**Key Skills and experience**
- Positive mental attitude
- Self-motivated, and trustworthy to work effectively with mínimal supervision.
- Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
- Strong sense of responsibility
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously

**Experience and Qualifications**

**Essential**
- Accountancy experience
- Proficiency of Microsoft Excel

**Desirable**
- AAT qualification or equivalent
- SAP Business One software experience and skills

Application question(s):

- Do you have the minimum years of experience detailed on the role description

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Bookkeeper