bookkeeper Wembley, England
Job description
Joining as a bookkeeper/accounts assistant, you will gain the opportunity to work in a driven, fast paced client focused environment.
We are committed to provide a technically competent and professional service to all of our clients and you will have exposure to challenging and varied work right from the outset. You will also benefit from training with a view to attaining a senior role in the firm over the longer term. We have a highly motivated culture, where the clients and their work takes precedence and you will be expected to organise your work and priorities without much supervision, use initiative to learn about the task at hand and have attention to detail.
Your responsibilities will include:
Payroll Processing
· RTI Payroll processing for clients on a weekly, monthly and fortnightly basis using payroll software.
· Processing Sick pay (SSP), Holiday pay, Maternity Pay (SMP), Paternity Pay (SPP), etc
· Advising clients of PAYE/NIC liabilities in a timely manner
· Processing Auto Enrolment Workplace Pension and management of Nest pension scheme.
VAT
· Entering transactions in Book-keeping software from source documents.
· Checking client book-keeping transactions on cloud based accounting software i.e. Xero, Quickbooks, Freshbooks, Freeagent etc.
· Preparing accurate VAT computations for clients in a variety of industries
· Knowledge of cross border VAT issues and dealing with cross border vat transactions of on-line retailing companies.
· Submitting VAT returns to HMRC using MTD system.
· Advising clients of VAT liabilities and deadlines for payment
· Completing VAT returns for clients using different VAT schemes
CIS (Construction Industry Scheme)
· Liaising with clients for subcontractor payment details
· Preparing and submitting monthly CIS returns to HMRC
· Requesting CIS deduction refunds from HMRC
Other Duties:
· Assisting with preparation of year end accounts for number of clients using book-keeping and accounts preparation software.
· Research on technical developments in your area of responsibility
· Assisting on Ad Hoc assignments
Experience:
· Ideally with 4+ years of experience working in accounting practice
· Organised, reliable and hard working with a positive attitude
· Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· The ability to work well under pressure and in a fast paced environment
· Knowledge of accounting software packages including VT Software, Sage, Xero and Quickbooks
· Excellent IT skills (MS Outlook, Word & Excel with experience working with formulae on Excel)
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Up to £40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
Schedule:
- Day shift
Supplemental pay types:
- Performance bonus
COVID-19 considerations:
Desktop screens, wipes and hand sanitizers provided.
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Wembley HA0 1HD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Bachelor's (required)
Experience:
- Accounting: 4 years (required)
- bookkeeping: 4 years (required)
Language:
- English fluently (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
