Graduate Bookkeeper

Legend Footwear is a progressive footwear retail E-commerce Company. We have been trading since 1992 and growing at a very rapid rate year on year. We were ranked in Investec mid-market 100 lists of fastest-growing UK companies. Plenty of opportunities are available in our company to achieve and to learn and grow your skills.

**You need to be able and also to have a permit to work 40 hours / full time**

**Responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

- Recording daily purchases, sales, and day-to-day company financial transactions. Ensure legal requirements compliance.
- Daily bank reconciliations.
- Maintains subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, and posting transactions. balances subsidiary accounts by reconciling entries.
- Bookkeeping and associated work including EU/UK VAT returns Intrastat and EC sales lists. Complies with UK and EU countries for local legal requirements by studying requirements; enforcing adherence to requirements, filing reports, and advising management on needed actions
- Preparing the company payroll along with a pension, holidays record, and outsourcing service providers' payments.
- Preparation of monthly or quarterly management accounts, including Maintaining fixed asset registers, Calculation of accruals and prepayments, Calculation of deferred and accrued income, Stock and work in progress adjustments, and Completion of management

accounts working papers file. Forecasting and cash flow reporting using appropriate software and/or Excel
- Maintain good relationships with all departments, able to effectively delegate assignments to junior members of staff. Able to provide training and support to team members. Liaise directly with business owners and management; Review and understand accounting systems and controls and make appropriate recommendations.
- Analyzing and commenting on the results including developing KPIs;
- Support managers and team members with administrative tasks if required.
- Dealing with all the companies’ house and Online National Statistics requirements.
- **Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills. Friendly, honest, and trustworthy with a 'can-do attitude
- Excellent knowledge of Xero and the Microsoft Office software package especially Excel
- AAT Level 4, Part qualified with ACCA/ACA/CIMA or have equivalent experience
- Keen interest in working with new technologies within the bookkeeping and adapts well to different software, not afraid to be pushed outside the comfort zone, and problem solver.
- Previous experience in a similar management accounting or bookkeeping with an e-commerce and property management company is preferred.
- Be IT Literate, ideally with experience of Xero, Sage, QuickBooks, and Excel
- Previous experience in managing a small team with outsourced staff is preferred.

**Minimum requirement**:

- Bachelor’s (preferred)
- Willing to relocate within a 5-mile radius

**Preferable skills**
- 5 years of account and bookkeeping experience and managing of a team of up to 2 members including outsourcing staff would

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate

**Salary**: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discounts

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Supplemental Pay:

- Performance bonus

Application question(s):

- This vacancy is not for remote working, you need to come to our office every day. Where do you live? Are you able to relocate if you are far away?
- What is your work permit situation? Please explain

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (required)

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 1 year (required)