Bookkeeper - Part Time

An opening has arisen within a prominent family run business based in Cleckheaton for a competent bookkeeper to work circa 16 hours per week, with the scope for overtime during busy periods.The business provides serviced offices within a lifestyle venue which offers on-site gym, spa, and lounge facilities for members.

The company’s driving principle is finding the balance between work and leisure, and this is reflected in the atmosphere of the workplace.

Some of the more routine duties include:

- Entering invoices onto QuickBooks and allocating payments and receipts from the bank.
- Making journal entries for adjustments and corrections as required.
- Credit Control and Cashflow Management
- Preparing and presenting reports to senior managements (both periodic and ad-hoc)
- Period End Processing
- Managing and reconciling the income from several PoS systems (chiefly WorldPay and Square)
- Invoicing Customers, and sending statements
- Basic analytics and dispute handling
- Operating petty cash tin (This is in the process of being phased out)
- Support departments in cashing up
- Support payment of expenses and purchasing
- Supporting the processing of Business Rates across the business

The successful applicant will be largely working independently with support from senior management, and will need to be capable with strong computer literacy (in particular a good working knowledge of Excel).

This role would be ideal for someone who is self-motivated and adaptable, and who is capable of building rapport with customers and suppliers, and who is familiar with multitasking.

Additional duties may include:

- Recording financial transactions
- Inputting data into QuickBooks & maintaining QuickBooks
- Handling accounts payable and receivable
- Completing tax forms
- Managing profit and loss statements and balance sheets
- Paying regular bills for the company
- Maintaining company ledgers
- Handling client invoices by recording and approving or denying the payments
- Appropriately coding payables to prepare them for the accountant's input later
- Distributing money appropriately to various departments within the company
- Invoicing deliveries and paying vendors for their goods and services
- Maintaining office supplies by keeping an inventory and ordering new supplies as needed
- Preparing purchase orders in accordance with requests for materials
- Handling subsidiary accounts
- Filing historical records and retrieving necessary documents as needed for others
- Researching and complying with federal, state, and local requirements as they pertain to the company's operations and financial activities
- Monitoring debt levels and ensuring compliance with debt covenants
- Recording cash receipts and handling bank deposits
- Maintaining petty cash
- Preparing information for auditors
- Keeping an annual company budget
- Providing administrative and clerical support as needed
- Additional bookkeeping duties as designated by management

Required Skills and Qualifications:
Associate's Degree in Business Administration or Accounting, Work Experience, Knowledge of Accounting Principles, Organisation, Timeliness, Attention to Detail, Business Management Experience, Knowledge of Accounting Software, Data Entry Skills, Thoroughness, Confidentiality, Analysing Information, Problem Solving, Clerical Skills, Multitasking, Ability to Operate Basic Office Equipment, Interpersonal and Customer Service Skills, Knowledge of Regulatory Requirements, Professionalism, Experience using QuickBooks.

Whilst formal qualification is desirable, we are willing to consider QBE applicants.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: From £12.50 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 16 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free fitness classes
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 16/09/2024
Expected start date: 30/09/2024