Senior Bookkeeper | Leighton Buzzard | £35,000 – £45,000 DOE | Full Time | Permanent

The opportunity This is a Senior Bookkeeper position for someone who wants more than routine processing. You’ll be the person who keeps standards high across a portfolio, ensures files are genuinely accounts-ready, and supports the wider team with quality control and structure.
You’ll join a well-established, cloud-led accountancy practice with a professional, collaborative culture. The expectation is simple: accurate double entry, strong balance sheet control, confident VAT delivery, and clear client communication. In return, you’ll get real ownership, variety across clients, and a role that can grow into a bookkeeping lead position over time.
The role You’ll take responsibility for a portfolio of clients and act as the go-to for bookkeeping quality and delivery. You’ll also review work completed by juniors and support their development, ensuring consistency across files and deadlines.
Key responsibilities*Owning bookkeeping for a portfolio of clients using cloud accounting software
*Ensuring accurate double entry, reconciliations, and clean ledgers to trial balance
*Preparing and reviewing VAT returns, including checks, corrections, and query resolution
*Maintaining strong balance sheet reconciliations and control accounts (VAT, debtors, creditors, payroll where applicable)
*Reviewing junior bookkeeping work, providing feedback, and ensuring files are accounts-ready
*Being a key point of contact for clients: records, queries, deadlines, and process improvements
*Liaising with HMRC where required and supporting registrations/compliance administration
*Identifying recurring issues and improving client bookkeeping processes to reduce errors and rework
*Supporting the accounts team with clean handovers and supporting schedules
What we’re looking for*Strong practice-based or multi-client bookkeeping experience
*Confident producing accurate records through to trial balance and maintaining balance sheet integrity
*Solid VAT knowledge and the confidence to sense-check and correct
*Strong understanding of double entry and reconciliations
*Comfortable reviewing others’ work and raising standards
*Professional client communication skills and a calm, organised approach to deadlines
Desirable:
*Management accounts exposure
*Payroll journals/pensions experience
*Experience across multiple cloud platforms and process improvement
What’s on offer*£34,000 – £42,000 DOE
*23 days holiday + bank holidays
*Hybrid working available after probation
*Bonus available (role/firm dependent)
*A stable, reputable practice with modern systems and proper processes
*Clear scope to progress into a team lead / bookkeeping manager style position