Practice Bookkeeper

A highly successful and well-established chartered accountancy practice in Folkestone is looking for an experienced Bookkeeper to join its growing, supportive team.

Working with a varied portfolio of sole traders, partnerships and limited companies across Kent and the South East, you’ll play a key, hands-on role delivering bookkeeping, management accounts, VAT returns and wider accounting services.

The firm has built an excellent reputation for quality, client relationships and staff development, with a supportive team culture and low staff turnover.

The Role

You will manage your own portfolio of clients, providing a range of bookkeeping and accounting services, including:

• Bookkeeping and processing invoices, payments, income and receipts
• Preparing management accounts, P&L, balance sheets and cash flow statements
• Completing VAT returns
• Bank reconciliations and monitoring account balances
• Identifying and resolving accounting discrepancies
• Providing cloud accounting support using Xero, QuickBooks, Sage and similar software

Requirements

• AAT studying/qualified or qualified by experience
• Ideally 3–5+ years' bookkeeping experience, gained in practice, a bureau or self-employed environment
• Strong client-facing and communication skills
• Experience with Xero, QuickBooks, Sage or KashFlow would...