Bookkeeper with 2 years experience Required for Group of Exciting Innovative Companies : QuickBooks experience Essential £24k
We are a group of independent and growing small companies that operate in the hospitality and property industries. We have two great kiwi style cafes on Broadway Market and Hoxton Street. We also have a number of property development projects and companies around east London, focusing on new build stylish buildings and refurbishment of period properties. We promote an aspirational and positive approach to living and eating.
We are looking for a lead bookkeeper to manage our accounts and support all the companies with administrative duties related to streamlining our accounts and creating cost efficiencies. Each site (café or property) is a limited company but all have similar processes for accountancy via the use of QuickBooks and our filling systems.
This is a full-time role and is based in our offices on Broadway Market.
The ideal candidate would display:
¥ A calm and practical approach to your workload
¥ 2 years experience of Bookkeeping and accounts management
¥ Proven IT skills and administrative abilities along with good attention to detail
¥ 1 years experience of on-line QuickBooks software in relation to processing accurate payroll and all account set-up
¥ Part Qualified AAT an advantage
The successful applicant will be rewarded with a competitive salary (circa £24k), staff meal (lunches) when on shift (in one of our lovely cafes!) and genuine career progression, as the companies and projects develop.
It's a fun working environment and will suit someone positive and dedicated who would like to grow with the company. If you are interested please send your CV to us with a brief covering note explaining what you feel you could bring to our team.
This main duties of this role will include:
- Producing monthly reports from QuickBooks
- Ensuring key suppliers are paid promptly and accurately
- Record all transactions in accounting system with all necessary bank and control account reconciliations - accounts receivable, payable, bank, and fixed assets
- Have full responsibility for the accounting function for the companies
- Maintain the monthly payroll and ensure compliance with all HMRC payroll taxes and NIC and also liaising with staff on all payroll related matters
- Ensure all statutory returns and payments are made in a timely manner, such VAT, CIS, Paye and Corporation Tax
- Ensure compliance with all statutory rules, regulations and the company’s procedures and to update them accordingly
- As the business grows further it is important that financial procedures and policies are designed, improved and documented - this will be a key part of this role after the initial settling in period
- Produce year-end information for the external accountants and to answer requests and queries necessary for the production of the annual accounts and tax returns.
- Develop and produce ad-hoc management reports for the business managers as required
- Debtor Management
- Reconciling on a weekly basis
- Posting invoices into ledgers – both sales and purchases
- Posting payments from bank statements and petty cash
- Reconciliations on monthly basis
- Processing payments to builders, contractors and other professionals
- Processing invoices for contractors and paying bills
- Supervising tenancy end dates / change overs
- Preparing/amending tenancy agreements
- Supervise the tidiness of the office
- Any other general bookkeeping duties.