Bookkeeper/Admin Assistant

We are looking to appoint a part time (12-16 hours pw) enthusiastic, well organised and skilled bookkeeper that is prepared to take responsibility for a wide range of finance tasks which will support our outsourced Accountants.
Job Description
As bookkeeper your duties will include but are not limited to:
Carry out the daily bookkeeping tasks in Xero including the maintenance of our Xero accounting package and cashflow monitoring
Produce invoices and applications for payments for our contract work
Maintain purchase and sales ledger
Perform bank and other reconciliations
Complete ad hoc tasks and analysis
You will chase for payments for us and keep on top of outstanding debts
Produce the yearly budget preparation with quarterly forecasting
Liaise with our company accountants as necessary
Oversight of the company pension scheme
Ad hoc requests of a financial nature
Monitor emails and respond to account queries
To be successful in this role you will have experience working in a busy office environment. Personal attributes will include:
A knowledge of developer contracts, purchase orders and Applications For Payment would be an advantage
Knowledge of Xero would be helpful
Being able to work without supervision and good attention to detail
Working with urgency to support a growing business
Good IT skills including systems and confident using Excel
Demonstrate appropriate levels of numeracy and literacy
Driven and able to show initiative on a diverse range of tasks
Strong communication skills and liaise with suppliers and clients
Strong presentation skills
Good numeracy skills
Enjoys problem solving
A good command of the English language
Integrity
This is a new position as we are currently working with external personal but now feel that the company could benefit from an in house person that can also incorporate other areas of our business. We are looking for a person to continue keeping our finances organised, continue keeping our finances organised, give us regular reporting and look at our costings and help to reduce them and is also willing to overlap and pitch in with any other office duties when necessary ie answering the phone
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £11.00-£13.00 per hour
Expected hours: 12 – 16 per week
Benefits:
Company events
Company pension
Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
Crowhurst, BN1 8AF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
Accounting: 1 year (preferred)
bookkeeping: 1 year (preferred)