Part-time Bookkeeper

Your new company
Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with a successful and growing services SME based in Stroud, Gloucestershire to recruit a hands-on and experienced permanent part-time Company Bookkeeper. Reporting to the Company Directors, you will manage all financial processes for the organisation from transactional accounting duties through to quarterly management accounts, P&L preparation, and ad-hoc financial reports/projects. Working in a close-knit team, this is a varied accounting position offering hours from 21 to 28 per week, dependable on candidate preference, with flexibility and the opportunity to really make the role you own, adding value and support as the business grows further.
Your new role
Your key duties will involve producing 12 months P&L, balance sheet and period trial balance sheet, running the year-end on the financial system for the external accountants and reviewing the aged debtors/creditors' reports. You will prepare VAT returns and submit, prepare quarterly management accounts, prepayments, accruals, fixed asset register with additions/disposals and monthly adjustments. Maintain stock take spreadsheets, journals of costs from stock adjustments, update new products and existing products with changes on price/cost on the finance system and enter any WIP adjustments. You will manage all purchase ledger processes from entering/coding invoices, expenses, and receipts, setting up suppliers and creating purchase orders. You will manage all sales ledger processes including setting up customers, raising sales order invoices and chasing debtors when needed, along with payment processing, foreign supplier payments, bank reconciliations and updating cashflows. You will be involved in ad-hoc financial administrative duties and projects for the business and Directors and support as the business grows further.
What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this varied and hands-on part-time Company Bookkeeper role, you will need experience in a similar position, strong communication skills to build both internal/external relationships at all levels and be used to managing your own workloads to meet deadlines. You will have key MS excel skills, a positive and proactive hands-on working approach, and be comfortable working within a close-knit team within a small/medium-sized business. You will be adaptable to business needs and willing to support/help others within the office when needed, along with being trained in a range of financial systems. You will be AAT qualified or qualified by experience. Experience with Sage line 50 and working within SME's would be advantageous but not essential. What you'll get in return
This permanent part-time Company Bookkeeper role is offering £16.00 - £20.00 per hour, based in Stroud, Gloucestershire over 21 - 28 hours per week; dependable on candidate preference. The position can be worked over 3, 4 or 5 days per week. A great opportunity to join a growing and successful services SME reporting into the Company Directors. You will be given the opportunity to really make the role your own and add value as the business grows further.
What you need to do now
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