Bookkeeper

**About Us**

3 key reasons to work with us

**Colleague benefits**

We pay all our colleagues the real living wage from day one of employment as a minimum. It is our mission to reward all our colleagues for their loyalty, therefore we have implemented a bonus scheme to achieve this.

**Recognising our people**

We take every opportunity to show our colleagues that they are valued and appreciated. On our internal communication platform, we highlight and recognise key achievements and offer value rewards to those who embody Sophie's Sparkle's values through their actions everyday. Every quarter, we celebrate and reward colleagues who have made an outstanding contribution to the business.

**Learning and development**

Our initiatives include a catalogue of professional development modules, self-development tools and group-wide leadership programmes, as well as a RoSPA accredited training academy. Everything we do is designed to support you to perform at the highest levels, be your best self and progress your career.

**Overview**

We are currently looking for a bookkeeper to join our friendly team

Duties for this role will be discussed at interview.

**About you**

Bookkeepers are responsible for several duties these responsibilities may include:

- Processing payments, invoices, income and receipts and entering data into accounting software or databases then filing hard copies
- Preparing monthly management accounts (including cashflow, profit and loss accounts and balance sheet), with supporting commentary on variances with budget
- Paying supplier invoices and tracking bank account balances
- Chasing outstanding amounts due in respect of services provided
- Verifying the accuracy of business accounts
- Preparing budgets and forecasts
- Monthly Payroll
- Good knowledge of QuickBooks is an advantage

**Job Type**: Permanent

**Salary**: £10.90 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Loyalty bonus
- Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Musselburgh, EH21 7PQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 1 year (preferred)
- bookkeeping: 1 year (required)

Reference ID: Bookkeeper