Bookkeeper

Client Bookkeeper

Ashford, Kent | Full-time or part-time

A well established independent firm of Chartered Accountants in Ashford, with more than thirty years behind them and a strong reputation across Kent.

They are big enough to do proper work and small enough that you won t get lost in it. The client base is varied, covering owner-managed businesses, construction, farming, healthcare, property and charities, so the bookkeeping work has real variety in it rather than the same job on repeat.

You d look after your own portfolio of clients, handling their bookkeeping end to end and being the person they speak to when they have a question.

• Bookkeeping for a portfolio of clients on Sage and Xero
• VAT returns, start to finish
• CIS returns and compliance
• Incomplete records through to trial balance
• Supporting the accounts team at year end
• Talking to clients directly about records, queries and deadlines
• Occasional onsite work with clients

• An experienced bookkeeper, practice background ideal but not essential
• AAT qualified, part qualified, or qualified by experience
• Comfortable working to trial balance from incomplete records
• Good VAT knowledge, CIS a bonus
• Sage and Xero experience, or the ability to pick software up quickly
• Someone who likes client contact and would rather sort a query than email about it

• 28,000 to 32,000 full-time equivalent
• Full-time or part-time, they are genuinely open on hours
• A varied portfolio, not repetitive processing
• A stable independent firm rather than a group in the middle of a merger
• Support with study if you want to keep going

Get in touch for a confidential chat and I ll tell you more about the firm before you decide whether to apply. Nothing goes anywhere without your say so.