Accountancy Practice Bookkeeper

A fantastic accountancy practice based in Chatham is searching for a Bookkeeper to join their successful team, in a key role, bookkeeping, preparing management accounts, vat returns and other services to a mixed and varied client base across Kent and the South East. You will carve a key role here, adding value to clients and building relationships, within a growing team and firm. This very successful firm of accountants, based in Chatham, Kent has developed a strong reputation for delivering quality services, along with building strong relationships with its varied client base. The firm offers a very supportive and team focused environment, reflected by a very low staff turnover and long serving staff. Joining this firm of chartered accountants as a Bookkeeper based from their Chatham offices, you will carve a key, hands on role, as you develop within this firm and environment. Acting for varied sole traders, partnerships, limited company SME's and OMB's of varying size and industry sector, you will deliver bookkeeping, management accounts, VAT, and other services to mixed clients. You will be responsible for your own portfolio of clients ensuring that all of their bookkeeping needs are met such as: Processing payments, invoices, income and receipts and entering data into accounting software or databases Preparing financial statements showing business income and expenditure  Paying vendor invoices and tracking bank account balances  Completing VAT returns  Verifying the accuracy of business accounts and alerting the accounts team of errors  Developing monthly financial statements including cash flow, profit and loss and balance sheets Cloud accounting using Xero, QuickBooks, Sage (Training can be provided) Requirements You may be AAT studying, qualified, or qualified by experience. You will have anything from 3 - 5 years + experience within bookkeeping within a client facing capacity, either in practice, a bureau or self employed. Experience of software such as Xero, Quickbooks, Sage, Kashflow etc. would be advantageous. Benefits £23,000- £30,000 plus Parking, Pension, Holiday + excellent flexible benefits! Please apply for the vacancy or contact Tristan Finch for a confidential conversation. (phone number removed)