Bookkeeper
Location: London
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
The Role
My client a group of professional services companies are seeking an experienced Bookkeeper to join their finance team on a permanent basis. This role will provide operational finance support across multiple group companies and will be responsible for ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of key finance processes.
The successful candidate will take ownership of a broad range of transactional and operational finance activities, helping to consolidate existing responsibilities that are currently shared across several team members.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing purchase ledger activities across multiple operating companies
- Processing supplier invoices and maintaining accurate financial records
- Posting and reconciling operational bank account transactions
- Monitoring and processing employee expenses
- Supporting month-end activities where required
- Maintaining accurate bookkeeping records using Sage 200
- Assisting with finance administration and ad hoc finance projects
- Performing account reconciliations and investigating discrepancies
- Ensuring financial data is processed accurately and in a timely manner
- Liaising with internal stakeholders regarding finance queries
- Providing general operational support to the wider finance team
What This Role Will Not Cover
This position focuses on operational finance activities and will not be responsible for:
- Client money transactions
- Income-side accounting
- Insurer payment processing
- Management accounts preparation
- Regulated client fund activities
Skills & Experience Required
- Previous experience in a Finance Operations, Bookkeeping, Finance Assistant or similar role
- Strong purchase ledger experience
- Experience processing and reconciling bank transactions
- Good understanding of financial controls and bookkeeping principles
- Experience using Sage 200 is useful
- Competent Excel skills, including managing spreadsheets and basic reporting
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to manage a varied workload independently
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
Qualifications
- Formal accounting qualifications are not essential
- AAT qualification would be advantageous
- Qualified by experience candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
Personal Attributes
- Self-sufficient and proactive approach to work
- Comfortable working across multiple entities and priorities
- Reliable and highly organised
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Team player with a hands-on approach
- Able to quickly adapt to new processes and systems
Working Arrangements
This is primarily an office-based role. Hybrid working may be considered following a successful training and onboarding period, subject to business needs and team requirements.
About the Opportunity
This role has been created to bring together operational finance responsibilities into one dedicated position, providing essential support across multiple businesses within a well-established and growing organisation. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining the efficiency and accuracy of day-to-day finance operations.