Vacancy Name
Bookkeeper - Reading

Vacancy No
VN2232

Employment Type
Permanent

Duration
N/A

Location City
Reading

Location Country
United Kingdom

Company Description
Xeinadin was established in 2019 when a number of leading business advisory and accountancy practices across the UK and Ireland came together to re-imagine the future of accountancy. Our collective mission to provide locally forged, trusted business advice to SMEs through forward-thinking, close-knit relationships remains pivotal to our growth. It's our people who drive our business forward, and we offer them future-focused career opportunities whilst supporting individual specialisms. Our regional offices of over 3000 colleagues operate collaboratively, combining collective expertise to maximise potential.

Description
We are looking for a Bookkeeper with accounting experience to join our expanding organisation. You will be self-motivated, able to work to tight deadlines, have excellent interpersonal and supervisory skills together with an ability and interest in understanding our clients' business.

Key Responsibilities
Bookkeeping:
• Undertake bookkeeping, inputting data, for a variety of clients as allocated by the line manager.
• Bookkeeping to final TB. This would involve understanding the year end process, entering opening and closing balances for adjusted trial balance.
• Able to calculate and post accruals and prepayments, depreciation and other year-end journals.
• Prepare management accounts.
• Maintain a full and accurate audit trail by filing and referencing documents in a timely manner.
• Adhere to accounting standards.
• Meet deadlines and time budgets.
• Advise line manager of any outstanding issues.
• Complete VAT returns for allocated clients.
• Setting up clients on Xero and dealing with conversion balances.
Client Relations:
• Develop and maintain good client relations.
• Liaise with clients directly or through relevant manager to resolve queries or obtain further information. Ensure a high level of service to meet clients' expectations.
• Ensure that all hours worked on assignments are correctly recorded.

Key Requirements
• Able to prepare VAT summaries and Return.
• VAT Registration; De-registration etc.
• Able to understand the concept of PAYE for bookkeeping purposes.
• Assist The Manager/Partner to collect information required in reply to HMRC enquiries.

Additional Requirements
• AAT qualified or ACCA part qualified, or qualified by experience.
• Excellent knowledge of Xero and QuickBooks.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Organised and methodical.
• Client focussed.
• Strong IT skills including Word, Outlook and Excel, to an intermediate level, for the production of letters and spreadsheets.
• Carrying out tasks with a high degree of efficiency and accuracy.
• Organisation/time management.
• Ability to operate strict deadlines and handle conflicting priorities.
• Ability to work under own initiative.
• Ability to keep calm under pressure.
• Experience of working within teams.

Model
Hybrid

Salary
Competitive

Benefits
• Company Pension Scheme
• 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
• Additional annual leave days from certain levels of seniority
• Ability to buy up to 5 days of annual leave to reach a maximum of 30 days per annum
• Business closure over Christmas*
• Life Assurance x4 annual salary
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 support, free and confidential
• Corporate Discounts Platform

Flexible Benefits platform with ability to opt-in to various insurances (level of seniority dependent & self-funded at corporate rates) such as:
• Critical Illness Cover
• Cash plan
• Cycle to work
• Eye care
• Dental
*subject to exceptions and business needs