Accountant / Bookkeeper - Bristol, United Kingdom - WBS Recruitment

WBS Recruitment

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Bristol, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

My client is an accountancy practice who pride themselves on helping small business owners. They are no a national chain and pride themselves on knowing their clients well and on an individual basis.

They're looking for someone to come on-board and helpserve their clients on either a full-time or part time basis (at least 3 days per week).

You'll be joining a team keen to deliver excellent service and will be working with friendly and approachable colleagues.

This role is based in Bristol and they will need you to spend some time in the office, but there is plenty of scope for flexibility and home working.

You'll need to show you are a fast-learner and keen to take on a challenge.

Your commitment and hard work will be rewarded with support to learn, potential for bonus, a strong salary and other perks.

Working independently with autonomy, you should be able to demonstrate prioritization skills, focus and multi tasking.

To join their team we are looking for:

Experience for the Accounts Assistant / Bookkeeper / Accountant
Able to perform reconciliations - monthly, weekly and annually

AAT qualified is a bonus but not necessary, QBE will be considered

ACCA or equivilent qualified with practice experience

Preparation of VAT returns from paper records, bank statements or digital records

A good knowledge of VAT and submission of VAT Returns.

Experience with compliance requirements for HMRC & Companies House and the submission of accurate and timely returns.

Experience of financial and payroll processes including inputting payroll, sales ledger and petty cash would be advantageous

Professional with the ability to maintain confidentiality of personal and client data

A desire to learn and develop

Reasonable Excel skills

The confidence to manage conflicting priorities, ask questions and challenge ideas/processes

An upbeat attitude will fit in well with the rest of us

Skills of the Accounts Assistant / Bookkeeper
Strong experience on cloud bookkeeping software, such as Sage, Quickbooks & Xero

A highly organised individual with the ability to focus on the task at hand

Customer Service driven with excellent attention to detail

Confident with speaking to customers on the phone and in person

Payroll experience would be helpful

Workplace:
At a North Bristol office, with potential for some home-working

Hours:
Full-time (37 hours) or part time (from 20 hours) with flexible working times around core hours 10am-3pm

Salary:
Dependent on experience

Benefits:
Flexible working, study support, statutory holiday with the ability to buy more, company bonus, progression opportunities. Early finish Friday

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary for Accounts Assistant / Bookkeeper / Accountant: Up to 45,000 per year or pro-rata if part time.

Additional pay: