Part Time Bookeeper
Description
The company is looking for an experienced Bookkeeper to join their small, friendly office based in Rainham, Kent on a part time permanent basis.
The ideal candidate will have to work under his/her own initiative, working to deadlines, has a good attention to detail. A good communication skill is essential, as you will be required to communicate directly with clients, staff and accountant. Immediate start desirable.
Job Duties include
Summarising daily takings from all sites and agreeing them to cash receipts
Monitoring the sale ledger control and Liaising with clients to resolve queries
Debt collection
Checking and agreeing purchase invoices, delivery note and statement.
Obtaining approval for payments and settling the invoices.
Dealing with Sage year end procedures and forward all the relevant information to the Accountant.
Processing transactions including:
• Purchase ledger
• Sales ledger
• Nominal Ledger
• Payroll Journals
• Bank posting and reconciliations
• Credit cards
• Petty cash
Reconciliation of:
• Bank account
• Credit cards
• PAYE/NIC and wages
• Petty cash
• VAT
Calculation and posting of:
• Depreciation from asset registers
• Accruals
• Prepayments and accrued income
• Processing VAT returns on Sage for submission to HMRC
• Liaising with clients to resolve queries
Candidate Requirements
Education/experience Qualifications:
• Have at least two years previous experience in a similar role
• Full AAT qualification or equivalent is desirable
Key Skills:
• knowledge of VAT in particular some awareness of partial exempt business
• Ability to use Microsoft Office – Excel, Outlook, Word
• Ability to deal with financial paperwork and filing
• Organised and self-motivated
• Excellent communication and organisation skills with a keen eye for details
• Information and communications technology literate in particular proficient in
Sage accounting software including exporting files, saving data and PDF files etc