Part Time Bookkeeper
20 - 24 hours per week. Days and hours are negotiable.

We are currently recruiting a Part Time Bookkeeper to work for an established and reputable firm based in Maidstone.

The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting clients to bring their varying accounting systems to completed trial balance/draft statutory accounts level, both at client premises and within the office. In addition there will be the filing of VAT returns and Companies House statutory returns. They will be dealing with a wide variety of clients, from sole-traders and partnerships through to limited companies and groups/associates of companies and be able to offer hands-on bookkeeping and accounts processing guidance to clients.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Assisting clients to maintain their books and records to a high standard ready for production into Statutory accounts, to include control account reconciliation on clients behalf where required.
Completing VAT returns.
Company Secretarial filings at Companies House
Responsible for answering client queries.
Any other ad hoc duties as required

Essential
Experienced high level bookkeeper/accounting technician
Strong double-entry bookkeeping skills
Ability to work quickly and accurately and to work to, and manage own, deadlines
Good team player
Proactive
Adaptable and flexible attitude
Confident with workflow management, effective delegation and review of others work
Knowledge of SAGE and other main bookkeeping packages (SAGE, QuickBooks, VT transaction, Xero (online) etc
Good computer skills including Excel
Client focussed and client friendly
Confident and presentable
Honest, discreet and trustworthy

Desirable
Experience from within an Accountancy Practice
AAT qualified

For more information, please call Pip Appleton at Quattro Recruitment on 01622 474014.

Quattro Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities Employer, and works as a Recruitment Agency for Permanent vacancies.
Please note due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.