Bookkeeper

About the job Bookkeeper

Quest Recruitment is looking for a detail-oriented and organized individual to join our Clients team as a Bookkeeper!

Are you:
- A meticulous record-keeper with a keen eye for accuracy?
- A whiz with numbers who enjoys deciphering financial data?
- A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment?
- A team player who can collaborate effectively with colleagues?
If so, you could be the perfect fit for our Bookkeeper position!

This is a full-time office based position in Stanford-Le-Hope. 8.30am – 5.30pm Monday to Friday.

• Work closely with existing team to ensure accounting records are maintained on a timely and accurate basis for the company and associated companies
• Manage the Accounts Mailbox and ensure emails are dealt with correctly and efficiently
• Creating & maintaining customer and supplier records on multiple systems
• Management of customer credit limits, including applying, increasing, cancelling credit limits through our trade credit portal
• Running credit checks
• Ad hoc sales invoicing
• Credit control, allocating customer receipts, sending statements
• Process customer & supplier transactions
• Issuing and updating purchase orders
• Processing purchase invoices and checking supplier statements
• Processing contras
• Reviewing and posting credit card transactions & employee expenses onto financial software
• Managing Sales and Purchase Invoice queries
• Making supplier payments
• Bank reconciliations
• Ad hoc admin and accounts duties
• Post journal entries, use control accounts
• Assist Financial Controller with VAT Returns, Month End (including balance sheet reconciliations, maintenance of prepayments & accruals, management accounts variance analysis) and Year End close downs
• Run cost saving exercises
• Assist the Financial Controller, Directors and/or Management with ad hoc tasks and projects

• Minimum qualification:
  
  AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting
• Advanced knowledge & experience using SAGE 50 accounts
• Minimum 3 years experience in similar role
• Good knowledge of Excel, Outlook and Word
• Good communication skills; fluent spoken and written English
• Must have a CAN DO attitude
• Demonstrate positivity, approachability and have an investigative nature
• Excellent attention to detail

Ready to put your bookkeeping skills to the test? We'd love to hear from you!