Accounts Assistant/bookkeeper

2 weeks ago

Newquay, United Kingdom Linggard & Thomas Full time

We are on the hunt for an awesome bookkeeper to join our growing team. Bookkeeping is at the heart of our business and provides the foundations for the rest of the work that we carry out for our clients, so we make sure that the bookkeeping services we provide are to a high standard.

If you’ve got the motivation to succeed, and ambition to work with a variety of different businesses across a range of sectors, this is the position for you. We value the relationships with our clients among our highest priorities, so clear communication and an ability to create and maintain relationships is essential.

**To give you an insight into the role some of your responsibilities will include**:

- Accounting
- General bookkeeping; data entry and bank reconciliation using software such as Xero and Quickbooks.
- VAT Returns
- Control account reconciliations
- Liaising with current and new clients to ensure all processing is accurate and timely
- Liaising with HMRC
- Other duties as required

**Knowledge, skills and attributes**
- At least 3 years of bookkeeping experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work to deadline
- Confident and friendly
- Inline with our core values; Personable, proactive, enthusiastic, hardworking, loyal

**Training**

We recognise the importance of investing in our staff, so we provide all our employees with regular training and the opportunity for career progression.

In return for your hard work, we will employ you on a permanent contract, pay you a competitive salary, provide 20 days holiday and bank holidays (pro-rated), with an additional day off for your birthday and contribute towards your pension.

We also offer private medial, group life insurance and paid sick leave.

We are a flexible accountancy practice and understand the significance of our employees’ personal lives. Most of our work has a requirement to be in the office, but we are happy to discuss the possibility of remote working if the need arises. We understand that there are occasions when a 9 to 5 day doesn’t work, and in order to satisfy the needs of our employees, we strive to fit working hours around you.

**Why us**:
We have seen significant growth over the past 3 years, and are seeking someone to join our team and work with us to drive the business forward and help our clients flourish. A testament to our success, is that we have grown organically without the need to advertise, thus able to invest back in our business and staff. In order to keep pace with our growth and continue to deliver the impressive standard our clients expect, we are looking to expand our highly regarded team.

Our accountancy practice offers a fast-paced environment in which to acquire new and exciting skills. The opportunity to learn from our experienced team will provide you with the foundations for a future career in accountancy and bookkeeping.We are on the hunt for an accounts assistant/bookkeeper to join our ever-evolving organisation. If you think you’ve got what it takes to become a key member of our team, we’d love to hear from you. You will need to demonstrate an ongoing commitment to your new role, and be prepared to take on the responsibility needed to interact and engage with our clients across the county.

If you’ve got the motivation to succeed, and ambition to work with a variety of different businesses across a range of sectors, then this could be the position for you. We value the relationships with our clients among our highest priorities, so clear communication and an ability to forge and foster relationships is essential.

**Duties**

Bookkeeping, VAT and Management Account services for a variety of clients - this will take up about 75% of your time. On completion of your probation period you will be given a small portfolio of clients to take responsibility for their services and build a good working relationship with.

You will also be required to help process payrolls, prepare year end accounts, tax returns and assist with other tasks that the business requires.

**Knowledge, skills and attributes**
- An accounting or bookkeeping qualification is preferred, however work experience of at least 2 years in a similar role would also be of interest.
- Knowledge and experience of using Xero accounting software and processing payrolls is a requirement. We do use other accounting software as well but Xero is the main one for our practice.
- Attention to detail and great communication skills

**Why us**:
We recognise the importance of investing in our staff, so we provide all our employees with regular training and the opportunity for career progression.

In return for your hard work, we will pay you a competitive salary, provide 20 days holiday and bank holidays (pro-rated), and contribute towards your pension. We are a sociable team and have regular team socials throughout the year.

We are a flexible accountancy practice and understand the significance of our employees’ personal

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