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Ten Forward Accounting Limited

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9 days ago

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WHO WE ARE:

We are an established, modern, and fast-growing ACCA Platinum employer, with an enviable client base, specialising in Creative Industry clients. We have invested lots of time and money in technology to ensure we are up-to-date, flexible, efficient, and paper-free. We want to grow the business by recruiting further high-quality professionals. We are looking for a high-quality bookkeeper who ideally wants to enjoy a challenging role.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

To support the Client Managers in our Outsourcing Department to deliver high-quality accounting and tax solutions to our clients. To have a share in promoting our purpose, vision, mission and principles to all our stakeholders.

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

This is a role of rapid learning and development, developing your technical and soft skills in the job, in tandem with studying your AAT or ACCA exams, if you so wish. You will be performing a wide range of hands-on tasks, putting down strong foundations of knowledge, on the way to a successful career in the accounting industry.

ROLE WITHIN THE ORGANISATION

You will be supported directly by our excellent team of Client Managers to help you learn as you grow your technical and soft skills both with our internal development plan, and your studies.

Our collaborative and open ethos means that you will be able to draw on technical skills and experience of all levels, all the way up to the Directors, throughout your career at Ten Forward Accounting.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Ensuring client records are accurately maintained

Completing tasks in a timely manner, to deadline

Managing deadlines for planning and reporting foreseen issues

Hitting internal utilisation and budget targets

Effective use of software to achieve desired results

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Posting sales invoices, credit notes, cash and bank transactions and purchase invoices to Xero

Accurate data input

Working with Excel spreadsheets and cloud software

Reconciling accounts

Maintaining complete and accurate client records

Assisting with penalties, charges and investigations.

Assisting in Company Secretarial responsibilities

Posting journals

Processing payroll

Assisting with HMRC investigations

Preparing VAT returns

Ad-hoc projects, general office tasks as required

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

A good year or two of year of accounts practice experience, or a number of years bookkeeping experience.

Qualifications are desirable, but not necessary. AAT level 2 or better. A minimum of 5 GCSE's equivalent of grades A - C, including Maths and English (compulsory). You will more than likely have at least 2 A levels with good grades as well.

You will need to demonstrate excellent written and spoken communication, be IT literate, have a hard-working spirit, and display a determination to take on every challenge that arises.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

This role carries great responsibility, but you will be supported and given the opportunity to progress and develop new skills, should you so desire. The ideal candidate must be diligent and determined to put all their effort in to be a success.

Invaluable personal skills that you will have, and work towards perfecting, include:

Confident in communication with clients

Self-motivated

A team player

Enthusiastic

Thrives under pressure

Conscientious

Organised, and can adhere to deadlines

Act confidentially and ethically

See things through to completion

A problem solver

In return, you will be part of a growing accountancy firm who will support you, your training and personal growth. Our Company benefits include 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, generous training and study support, company pension scheme, access to our employee assistance programme, flexible working hours and more!

location

Central London, London