Accountancy Practice Bookkeeper

A fantastic accountancy practice based in Folkestone is searching for a Bookkeeper to join their successful team, in a key role, bookkeeping, preparing management accounts, vat returns and other services to a mixed and varied client base across Kent and the South East. You will carve a key role here, adding value to clients and building relationships, within a growing team and firm. This very successful firm of accountants, based in Folkestone, East Kent has developed a strong reputation for delivering quality services, along with building strong relationships with its varied client base. The firm offers a very supportive and team focused environment, reflected by a very low staff turnover and long serving staff. Joining this firm of chartered accountants as a Bookkeeper based from their Folkestone offices, you will carve a key, hands on role, as you develop within this firm and environment. Acting for varied sole trader, partnership and limited company SME's and OMB's of varying size and industry sector, you will deliver bookkeeping, management accounts, VAT, and other services to mixed clients. • You will be responsible for your own portfolio of clients ensuring that all of their bookkeeping needs are met such as: • Processing payments, invoices, income and receipts and entering data into accounting software or databases • Preparing financial statements showing business income and expenditure • Paying vendor invoices and tracking bank account balances • Completing VAT returns • Verifying the accuracy of business accounts and alerting the accounts team of errors • Developing monthly financial statements including cash flow, profit and loss and balance sheets • Cloud accounting using Xero, QuickBooks, Sage (Training can be provided) Requirements • You may be AAT studying, qualified, or qualified by experience. • You will have anything from 3 - 5 years + experience within bookkeeping within a client facing capacity, either in practice, a bureau or self employed. • Experience of software such as Xero, Quickbooks, Sage, Kashflow etc. would be advantageous. Benefits£26,000- £36,000 plus Parking, Pension, Holiday + excellent flexible benefits! Please apply for the vacancy or contact Luke Harrison for a confidential conversation. Refer a friend.. We’re keen to remain the leading provider of the best accountancy talent in the South East. We are continually exploring ways to expand our network and we know that great candidates like you can introduce us to other equally brilliant people. We’re looking to work with the best accountancy practice and tax staff in the South East so if your friends, family or colleagues are considering a new opportunity and can demonstrate relevant experience, we'd love to speak to them. For every candidate you refer and we subsequently place into a permanent position, we will give you £200 of Love2Shop vouchers. (Terms & Conditions apply).