Bookkeeper / Accounts Manager

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Client:

AWD online

Location:

Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

8

Posted:

03.03.2025

Expiry Date:

17.04.2025

Job Description:

JOB OVERVIEW

Due to retirement, we have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Bookkeeper / Accounts Manager who has solid experience of double entry bookkeeping, accounting payable and receivable, with proficiency in MS Office 365, Sage 50 and Xero software.

Working within a small but friendly team, the Bookkeeper / Accounts Manager will be responsible for recording financial transactions and maintaining accurate financial records.

As the Bookkeeper / Accounts Manager you will manage bank feeds, payroll, accounts receivable and payable and will also carry out clerical work and data entry.

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If this job looks like your ideal position, then please send in your CV as soon as possible for our Recruitment Team to review.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Recording financial transactions and maintaining accurate financial records
• Managing bank feeds, payroll, accounts receivable and payable
• Preparing financial reports and statements
• Assisting with tax filing and complying with tax laws
• Balancing and reconciling accounts
• Using bookkeeping software, online spreadsheets, and databases
• Performing clerical work and data entry
• Strict adherence to confidentiality regulations
• Work planning and management including scheduling and prioritizing work tasks to meet strict deadlines
• The ability to communicate effectively with other employees and employers

DUTIES

Your duties as the Bookkeeper / Accounts Manager will include:

• Keep an up-to-date calendar of all jobs to be completed for the month ahead
• Ensure all jobs are done by the due date
• Deal appropriately with any bookkeeping documents received such as remittance advices, purchase invoices, reconcile bank and credit card statements and general correspondence
• File all documents into appropriate folders. Ensure all folders are cleared of old documents by archiving them. Ensure electronic filing procedures are followed
• Scan documents and save to computer as required. Customer remittances, supplier invoices and reconciled bank statements etc.
• Check emails first thing in the morning and regularly throughout the day. Answer customer emails on the same day even if it's just to acknowledge you have received it and will respond in due course. Schedule into the calendar any follow-ups needed to be made. Keep the inbox as free as possible by moving dealt ones into an electronic folder or calendar
• Access online banking to download customer payments, print bank statements or import them into the bookkeeping software. Make payments to suppliers and payroll
• Make sure all timesheets have been received from the engineers and updated to the spreadsheet
• Process payroll
• Process computer backups and keep in a secure location
• Set up spreadsheets accurately for timesheets
• Reconcile the business account, savings account, and credit statement at least once a month and double-check that each entry is coded to the correct account
• Telephone handling, customers and supplier issues and inquiries regarding accounts, invoices, and payments
• Every month PAYE/NIC payments and Construction Industry Scheme Nil reports, and quarterly VAT reports
• Prepare end of year financial reports and email to the accountants

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• A good understanding of double entry bookkeeping is essential
• Solid understanding of bookkeeping and accounting payable/receivable
• Data entry skills along with a knack for numbers
• Proficiency in English and MS Office 365, Sage 50 software, Xero software experience
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Hands-on experience with spreadsheets and proprietary software