Job Description

Bookkeeping and Accounts Assistant

Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer

Responsible for: Bookkeeping and Accounts Administration

Business Area: CEO Office

Functional relationships:

? Lender Relationship Team
? Marketing Team
? Sales Team
? Technical Team
? External Accountants

Location: Remote working policy is in place with office days to meet business demands and regular collaboration days in the Surrey area. Quarterly team meetings held off-site in the Midlands

Hours: Full Time - 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday

Company Overview

Knowledge Bank is the UK's largest database of mortgage lending criteria with over 265 lenders across Residential, Buy to Let, Second Charges, Self Build, Equity Release, Bridging and Commercial displaying their lending policy to thousands of brokers via the system. Multi-award winning, Knowledge Bank has fostered excellent relationships across the industry amongst lenders, brokers, networks and clubs to deliver unbeatable services and user experience into the intermediary market across a variety of platforms and services.

Role Overview

To complete all aspects of bookkeeping to assist external accountants in the production of both monthly management accounts and year end accounts.

Key Accountabilities

Support inbox and reception first response Bookkeeping Business banking and payments Reconciliations Invoicing Credit Control Payroll and commissions Direct Debit collection management Sales statistics and figures Logging and submitting expenses for the exec team Board Pack production Subscriptions and Cancellations Team plan management CRM management including tasks, deals, contacts Data Imports to Hubspot for all alerts and subscriptions Liaising with external accountants for the production of management accounts, payroll, VAT returns, pensions and PAYE//NI

Role Competencies

Key Requirements

The ability to work at speed and complete tasks with short deadlines accurately Detail orientated with a methodical approach Ability to assist others in driving forward projects and deliverables even when outside of your immediate remit Proactive and 'can-do' attitude Can work alone and within a team

Skills:

Time management, planning and prioritising Excellent organisation skills Attention to detail Computer literate AAT qualification in bookkeeping desired but not essential

Knowledge

Experience of bookkeeping and accounts administration is essential Experience of Xero accounting software Experience of GoCardless and Stripe Experience of HubSpot is preferable but not required

Selection Criteria

The following criteria will be used in the selection for this post. The selection decision will be based on the requirements of the job and how well your particular skills, knowledge and approach enable you to take and succeed in the role. You should have most or all of the following:

Experience

Minimum of 3 years' experience working in a similar role

Qualifications

AAT, ICB, AIB or equivalent Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping or above
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 30,000.00-33,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Flexitime Work from home
Experience:

Bookkeeping: 3 years (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Barnsley, S75 1JL