Assistant Bookkeeper

Reference
1093063

Branch
University of Staffordshire

Start date
10/03/2025

Duration
Ongoing

Hours and days
Offices open Mon - Fri 9am -5pm (30 mins for lunch) Hours flexible to suit personal situation

Dress code
Smart Casual

Salary from
£20,000

Salary to
£22,500

Role
Carry out the role of a bookkeeper, using software (Xero, QuickBooks, Excel) to create VAT returns. Supporting a team of accountants and bookkeepers at a busy and growing accountancy practice.

Duties and responsibilities

• As an assistant bookkeeper, you will be responsible for looking after a wide range of clients, 
• Ensuring that VAT returns are completed in a timely fashion.
• You will communicate with your clients, building a strong relationship with them,
• Balancing bank statements and Trial Balances for the accounts team. T
• Training clients to ensure they are using software correctly.
• Helping to modernise practices and migrate more clients to using software.
• Full training will be given on these tasks.

   

Skills and experience

• Assistant Bookkeeper will have a good head for figures and be finished College and looking for their next steps in the Accountancy field.
• A thorough understanding of Excel.
• Will be training in the use of Xero and QuickBooks.
• Good written and spoken English.

Location
Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire

Benefits

• Annual bonus.
• Additional time-off accrued through long service.
• Day off for your birthday.
• Enhanced pension contributions paid.
• Death in service cover. 
• Holiday pay

Additional information

Predominantly office based, in our offices in Hednesford. Hybrid working is an option.

Starting salary between 20k-22.5k depending on Minimum wage. For more information contact jon.horton@staffs.ac.uk

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