Job Description

Full Time Bookkeeper

Have you got recent Bookkeeping experience in practice or industry? Do you enjoy working as part of a team? Would you like to make a difference working at the heart of our successful and forward thinking Accountancy firm?

The role:

We are looking to recruit an experienced Full Time Bookkeeper (although a minimum of 30 hours per week would be considered) to join our busy Bookkeeping team based in our Exmouth Office situated in a superb seafront location. Our team provides a seamless and efficient service to an interesting and expanding client base of businesses covering a wide variety of sectors across Devon, the South West and further afield. There is scope to develop in this role over time and full training and support will be offered to the right person to enable them to achieve this. This is an exciting opportunity to make a positive difference working at the heart of our successful accountancy firm.

Your day to day responsibilities will include:

Responsibility for your own portfolio of clients.

Providing your portfolio of clients with a bookkeeping service up to trial balance.

Assisting clients with meeting VAT deadlines and CIS returns.

You may also be required to prepare monthly or quarterly management accounts for some clients.

The Person:

To be considered for this role you should have recent relevant experience of bookkeeping and preparation of VAT returns, ideally having worked in a busy practice environment, working with tight deadlines.

You will have a good working knowledge of accounting software, including Sage, Quick Books etc. You will mainly be using Xero and ideally will be well versed in its functionality, but if not, full training can be provided. Experience of MTD implementation would be desirable.

It is desirable that you will be AAT, IAB or ICB qualified or part qualified (to a minimum of AAT Level 3 or equivalent), although qualification by experience will be considered. You must have good attention to detail and be able to work independently.

We are looking for someone who is motivated, has a willingness to learn and can pick things up quickly, to join our thriving Bookkeeping team.

You must able to work effectively as part of a team, have a proactive nature with a willingness to work hard and a 'can do' attitude.

Personality and good communication skills are essential as there will be significant client contact including client visits where required.

What we offer at Thompson Jenner LLP:

There are many excellent benefits of working for Thompson Jenner LLP.

Our basics:

Competitive salary

A bonus structure

Matched employer pension contributions up to 5%

Minimum 22 days holiday + bank holidays, increasing with length of service.

Paid training and development in our staff

Flexible working requests always considered, and include a home working policy for part week

We also offer Social, Wellbeing and Life Events benefits.

Salary:

This will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.

How to apply:

Candidates should apply in the first instance with an up-to-date CV and covering letter/note highlighting suitability for the role by clicking on the APPLY NOW button below this advert or to our Recruitment Co-ordinator at jobs@tjllp.com

Please note: Candidates that have not been contacted within thirty working days of submitting their application should assume their application has not progressed to the next stage

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person