Bookkeeper

Recruiter
Gap Personnel
Location
Sherborne, UK
Salary
£25000/annum
Posted
22 Oct 2020
Closes
20 Nov 2020
Ref
1777224481
Job role
Bookkeeper
gap professional are operating as an employment agency on behalf of its client.
Permanent
Location: Sherborne
Hours of work: 8.30am - 5.15pm Monday to Friday
Salary: £25,000

You will be a member of the family finance team helping to provide a finance and administration service to a high net worth family.

Key Responsibilities:

Work together with your fellow team members to ensure all finance functions and accounting records are maintained accurately and in a timely manner, these include but are not limited to:
- Undertake all prime entry bookkeeping tasks ensuring all income and costs have been appropriately approved, recorded accurately and VAT where applicable is correctly treated
- Prepare regular bank reconciliations
- Administer the purchase ledger/accounts payable functions, processing purchase invoices and credit notes, credit cards, petty cash and expense claims
- Prepare and process payment runs for approved payments on a daily basis
- Prepare a range of management reports including various expenditure summaries
- Filing and archiving

Undertake project work as required
Report to the senior finance assistant

Experience, attributes & skills sought:
· Is qualified by experience with at least five years of relevant experience within practice or industry
· Has experience of VAT (desirable but not essential)

Can proactively prioritise their own work as this role deals with a high volume of information
Is able to use their own initiative
Has integrity, discretion, and the ability to deal with confidential information
Has excellent administration and communication skills (both written and verbal with attention to detail)
Is tactful, diplomatic and approachable, with the ability to deal assertively with a wide range of people
Has excellent IT skills, a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience of accounting software
Is flexible and willing to learn
Enjoys working on their own or as part of a wider team, being a team player is key

In return, you will benefit from:

An attractive salary commensurate with experience
8% employer pension contribution
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Individual BUPA cover
Life insurance 4 x gross salary
Car Parking

Closing date is 21st November 2020
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