Bookkeeper

The Vertex Group of companies are dynamic and quickly growing, with a portfolio which includes premium restaurants and bars, sought-after Airbnb properties and prime commercial real estate. We are scaling rapidly and are in search of an experienced Bookkeeper for our growing finance team.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager this role will be responsible for some core financial tasks including maintaining accurate financial records, as well as supporting our Accounts Assistants.

**Responsibilities**:

- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records.
- Invoice keying and performing regular bank reconciliations.
- Managing the sales ledger, including invoice processing and tracking of payments.
- Making Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) payments and appropriate HMRC uploads.
- Processing the employee payroll on Xero and handling payroll tax filings.
- Providing apprentice support.
- Completing weekly and monthly KPI reports.
- Preparing VAT returns and other tax related documents.

**About You**:

- Significant work experience as a Bookkeeper, with knowledge of UK regulations.
- Experience with Xero accounting software to include Xero payroll although training can be given if other platforms are currently used.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially Excel)
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Super organised, able to plan and prioritise, but also ready to dive in when its ‘all hands on deck’ and understand the importance of collective efforts.
- Plenty of common sense, to analyse and identify errors or inconsistencies in the data.