Bookkeeper

Salary – £28,000 per annum

Hours – Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Holiday – 23 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)

We are TC Group, the fastest-growing top 20 accountancy firm in the UK. We're business advisors and accountants, with over 30 years of experience we've honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Bookkeeper to join our Colchester City office.

We are keen to find an experienced Bookkeeper to join Colchester City’s expanding team due to growth of the firm. The successful candidate will demonstrate good communication skills, aptitude, and the ability to assume additional responsibilities when required.

• Sales and purchase ledger processing
• Bank reconciliations
• Preparation of quarterly, monthly, and annual VAT Returns
• Calculation of Flat Rate, Partial Exemption, Global Accounting Scheme and Group VAT returns
• Reconciliations of all balance sheet control accounts

• Practical work experience gained within a practice environment.
• Experience in using Sage, Xero & related Apps is preferred.
• Strong IT skills.
• Provide app advisory services & deliver software (Xero) training and support to clients.
• Deal with daily/weekly bookkeeping & VAT return preparation and to be a primary contact to these clients on their record‑keeping matters.
• Presents themselves in a professional manner during client interactions.
• Ability to manage own tasks, good time management and able to work under pressure to tight deadlines.
• Self‑disciplined, organised, proactive, able to make and justify own decisions.

• Pension scheme
• Group life assurance x 4 salary
• Study support provided
• Access to our employee benefits portal – cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
• Employee Referral Bonus – we're always looking for talented individuals to join our team
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Regular training and development – continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations

TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We're an ambitious group of people with the same aim – to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing – we're supporting more and more of the UK's ambitious business owners, SME's and large Corporations and it's a real team effort. We're helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.

We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.