Bookkeeper/administrative Assistant

Background

As part of Group expansion plans we are establishing another new business in central London, working alongside an existing franchisee. This practice will benefit from all of the technical, business development, marketing, software and best practice support available to the rest of our network and we expect it to grow rapidly into a significant business.

The TaxAssist Group is a highly successful international franchisor and the UKs largest network of accountants specialising in small business and individuals, providing accounts, tax, advisory and a range of tailored additional services. The UK network operates from around 370 locations in the UK, dealing with over 75,000 clients with a collective fee bank approaching £50m.

This role will be based in and required to work at Farringdon.

THE ROLE:
We are seeking an experienced Bookkeeper & Administrator to join our friendly team. The role is responsible for effective administrative support to the team. It is important our colleagues ensure there is accurate adherence to policies, procedures and regulatory responsibilities. This role will include building good relationships with clients and internal departments.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES:

- General bookkeeping duties to include;
- Double entry bookkeeping;
- Processing sales invoices;
- receipts and payments
- Preparation of statements showing income and expenditure - completing VAT returns
- Preparing wages and processing expenses claims
- Helping prepare P&L accounts and balance sheets
- Logging in records received by clients and checking the information is relevant and complete
- Communicate and liaise verbally and in writing between clients/visitors/enquirers and staff and interpret and respond clearly and effectively to spoken requests over the phone or in person, and to verbal or written instructions
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors and the general public.
- Maintain regular consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, personal appearance and adherence to relevant health and safety procedures
- Adhere to procedures relating to the proper use and care of equipment and materials for which the role has responsibility
- Plus other duties consistent with the grade as directed.
- EXPERIENCE: Minimum three years of bookkeeping experience
- Able to produce up to trial balance from client receipts and records
- Self-motivated and able to work to tight deadlines
- Experience of Receipt Bank, Quickbooks, Xero or TaxCalc is preferential but not essential
- Good IT skills

**Requirements**:
Experience within an accountancy administration support role is an advantage.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

- Advanced organisation skills to prioritise and manage daily tasks and meet exacting deadlines with a high degree of accuracy
- Excellent interpersonal skills and advanced communication skills (written and verbal) - ability to build rapport with, clients and 3rd parties across all communication channels,
- Advanced problem-solving skills and flexibility to move between different tasks at short notice with ability to remain calm and to share information in a clear and logical manner
- High degree of IT literacy - to navigate a broad range of internal systems, including competent user of Outlook suite
- Have a confident manner, and be able to ask for help in the first instance, to help with problem solving and to enable you to progress and grow within your role.

The Rewards

We will recognise your contribution with:

- Respect for your wellbeing and work-life balance.  Overtime and weekend working are not part of our habit.  We work a 35-hour week full time and offer part time and non
- standard hours where feasible and appropriate. 
- Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for all staff and qualifying family members.
- A fair remuneration package with up to 33 days paid holiday per annum including a Christmas shutdown
- Company sick pay
- Death in Service Cover
- Company share scheme
- Salary sacrifice scheme
- Free car parking
- Subsidised gym membership
- An annual eye test paid plus contributions towards glasses (within policy)
- Auto-enrolled workplace pension scheme
- Study support  
- Bonuses for performance, referrals and recruitment.
- We prefer to work together at our well equipped and appointed and ergonomically designed Norwich offices.  Staff are well supported to work safely, comfortably and efficiently from these beautiful out of centre offices and also to work from home.  We are trialling a 2/5 hybrid working pattern
- Preferential service from our in-house Financial Services team, including mortgages & protection products.
- Attendance at our 3-day annual conference event

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on your background or needs, if you require any adjustments to make the recruitment process easier please let us know.

**Salary**: Up to £28,000.00 per year