Senior Bookkeeper

Our ABS team provide a variety of services including bookkeeping, annual compliance, and advisor services. We aim to provide a flexible, cost-effective service which is designed to save administration time for our clients.

**The Team**

This role can be based in our Aberdeen or Dundee office. There will be opportunities to attend client premises and build strong client relationships both face-to-face and virtually.

You will join our existing team and no matter what office you are based in; you will have the opportunity to work with a dedicated team with a breadth of experience across a wide variety of sectors and industries.

**The Role**

This is a hands-on role, and you will have the opportunity to interact with a diverse range of clients in assisting them with their monthly/quarterly reporting obligations and assisting them in achieving their goals. You will also be providing coaching and mentoring to junior members of the team, along with reviewing their work.

**The Firm**

At Henderson Loggie, our people are at the very heart of what makes us stand out from our competitors. We provide a wide range of services and work collaboratively across the Firm to ensure that our clients receive the very best advice.

We are proud of our approachable, straightforward, and collaborative style of working and are always keen to meet with people who share our values and commitment to providing outstanding client service.

**Responsibilities**
- Responsible for a portfolio of VAT/management accounts clients, across a variety of sectors, who operate both nationally and inter-nationally. This would involve processing book-keeping entries on client systems, reconciling control accounts, processing month-end accounting adjustments, setting up payment runs and completion of client VAT returns and management accounts
- Responsible for reviewing work of junior members of the book-keeping team
- Advising clients on accounting system selection (including Apps), implementation and training
- Actively communicate with partners in relation to their clients and liaise with other departments on mutual clients to share information e.g. payroll and tax
- Establish a professional and confident working relationship with clients, dealing with their queries, escalating these as appropriate, in order to enhance the Firm’s reputation and business opportunities
- Part Qualified or Qualified ACCA or equivalent experience
- Practice / professional services experience, covering a range of sectors
- Coaching/mentoring experience - ability to motivate, delegate effectively, develop the team and be a strong leader
- Strong client management experience
- Strong IT skills - Xero/ Sage 50 are essential, with a good knowledge of MS word/Excel.
- Organised with the ability to cope with multiple responsibilities within tight deadlines and take ownership
- Able to build effective relationships with clients and colleagues from a variety of sectors

**What you can expect**:

- A competitive salary
- 31 days holiday per year & Holiday buy/sell scheme
- Generous pension contribution
- Continuous training and support
- Life Insurance
- Perkbox
- Professional Subscriptions Payment
- Birthday Gift
- Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity Pay

At Henderson Loggie we operate a hybrid working policy. If you wish to discuss working remotely or working flexibly then we would be happy to discuss this with you.

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

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Life insurance
- Paid volunteer time
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Dundee: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 3 years (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person