Bookkeeper

We are looking for a passionate and highly enthusiastic Bookkeeper to join our team in Great Yarmouth.

As a Bookkeeper working within our Gorleston office, the role will be covering all basic accounts work and provides an opportunity to develop bookkeeping skills within a supportive and collaborative environment.

We are a top 15 accountancy firm specialising within the owner managed business area across the UK. A well-established firm since the 1930's with an entrepreneurial and dynamic feel who are continuing to grow nationally as well as regionally.

We are proudly known as an excellent place to work, with the prized one-star accreditation for employee engagement from Best Companies, an accreditation showing our 'very good' levels of workplace engagement.

Haines Watts is committed to develop its people and will provide extensive training where appropriate, offering a full study package including qualification funding, study leave, college based tuition and a mentor/ buddy who will support you throughout to successfully complete your professional qualification.

What you get back from us;

• Training for a lifelong career with great prospects for you
• Excellent personal development programme and career growth opportunities
• Supported on the job practical training
• Flexible benefits reward package - gym, discounts etc
• Working and learning directly from a qualified and knowledgeable mentors
• Opportunity to progress all the way to the top!

The Bookkeeper duties will be:

Full training will be given and for the right candidate it is an opportunity to begin a prosperous career with excellent training and progression working for an award winning firm.

With Haines Watts you will:

• Processing supplier and debtor's invoices and ensuring timely supplier payments
• Balancing accounts and bank reconciliations
• Preparation of VAT returns and EC Sales List submissions
• Monitor VAT deadlines
• Assist with the preparation of management accounts
• Building and maintaining good working relationships with clients
• Monitoring aged listings
• Dealing with financial paperwork and filing
• Ad hoc duties
• Have an opportunity to progress!

Experience/ qualifications

You will ideally be AAT qualified or have a minimum of 2-3 years bookkeeping experience with external clients and have experience of using systems like cloud accounting software's.

The Bookkeeper will have the below skills:

• Strong organisational skills and time management
• Knowledge of Xero and Quickbooks online would be useful
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Attention to detail
• Strong IT skills

Personal Qualitiee

• Punctual, presentable and with the ability communicate.
• Be authentic in every situation and like to be connected to your team, clients and local communities
• Like to listen and understand, to show up every day with passion and to stand up for things that matter to you

We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to Haines Watts by any means. For any CVs which are submitted without instruction from the Haines Watts Recruitment team, Haines Watts reserves the right to contact and work directly with these candidates without payment of any agency fee.