Company Details and Job Overview

Kenton Black are working with an established and friendly firm in the Shrewsbury area who due to continued expansion are seeking to appoint Bookkeeper/Accounts Assistant to join their team undertaking with accounts/bookkeeping and VAT duties. This Hybrid role requires the candidate to have strong bookkeeping skills with knowledge of VAT returns to undertake bookkeeping via Xero and Quickbooks from client’s records and then prepare VAT returns and statutory accounts . The successful candidate will ideally be AAT qualified or can work to that standard with a solid knowledge of Xero/Quickbooks and experience of preparing VAT returns in a similar role within an accountancy environment. This position is available either full or part time (min 30hrs for part time)

Key Benefits/Rewards On Offer:

Salary: to c£27K dependent on experience

HYBRID flexible working
22 days Holidays + bank hols
Pension
Private Healthcare and wellbeing
Life Cover
Company bonus
Cycle to work scheme
& much more!

Your New Role As Bookkeeper/Accounts Assistant:

You will be responsible for bookkeeping/accounts duties for a variety of clients and in addition be able to prepare VAT returns with previous experience of working within a similar role within accountancy using Xero/Quickbooks. You will be be passionate about providing a great service to clients and be able to hit the ground running.

Day to Day Duties :

Bookkeeping/Accounts duties on a monthly via Xero/Quickbooks
Preparing statutory accounts, tax computations
Reconciliations and month end and year end procedures
Processing payments, invoices
VAT preparation for quarterly returns
Client liaison via email and telephone

Experience & Qualifications Required To Apply:

Ideally you will have c 2yrs+ previous bookkeeping/VAT returns experience within accountancy practice
Xero/Quickbooks software experience
Strong client liaison skills

If you are now ready to make you move to a friendly firm offering a great place to work and values their staff, please click the link to apply now!

This vacancy is being handled by Vanessa Mathew, Executive Consultant, Kenton Black Finance

Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a market leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. Market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level accounting trainees to Director and Partner level. Operating from local offices in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK.