Bookkeeper - Ashford

Client Bookkeeper

Ashford, Kent  |  Full-time or part-time

A well established independent firm of Chartered Accountants in Ashford, with more than thirty years behind them and a strong reputation across Kent.

They are big enough to do proper work and small enough that you won't get lost in it. The client base is varied, covering owner-managed businesses, construction, farming, healthcare, property and charities, so the bookkeeping work has real variety in it rather than the same job on repeat.

You'd look after your own portfolio of clients, handling their bookkeeping end to end and being the person they speak to when they have a question.

• Bookkeeping for a portfolio of clients on Sage and Xero
• VAT returns, start to finish
• CIS returns and compliance
• Incomplete records through to trial balance
• Supporting the accounts team at year end
• Talking to clients directly about records, queries and deadlines
• Occasional onsite work with clients

• An experienced bookkeeper, practice background ideal but not essential
• AAT qualified, part qualified, or qualified by experience
• Comfortable working to trial balance from incomplete records
• Good VAT knowledge, CIS a bonus
• Sage and Xero experience, or the ability to pick software up quickly
• Someone who likes client contact and would rather sort a query than email about it

• £28,000 to £32,000 full-time equivalent
• Full-time or part-time, they are genuinely open on hours
• A varied portfolio, not repetitive processing
• A stable independent firm rather than a group in the middle of a merger
• Support with study if you want to keep going

Get in touch for a confidential chat and I'll tell you more about the firm before you decide whether to apply. Nothing goes anywhere without your say so.