Assistant Accountant / Bookkeeper

THE ROLE

We are looking for a 'can do', hard working individual with good attention to detail to join our Team for a full time role.

Sakura Business Solutions is a London based accountancy practice with a variety of clients in construction, interior design, property services and the creative sector.

We are focused on introducing as much automation and the use of business apps alongside the core cloud accounting software (Xero and QUickbooks) for our clients, with the aim of taking advantage of opportunities to bring efficiencies to 'day to day' accounting work.

Therefore in addition to Quickbooks and Xero, we use apps including DEXT, ApprovalMax, Telleroo and Expensify.

THE CANDIDATE

The appropriate candidate will already have a minimum of 1 year’s experience working in an accounting environment, which includes significant experience working with Quickbooks and/or Xero on a day to day basis ! It is also a key requirement that the candidate is already a Certified Advisor in Xero and/or Quickbooks.

Experience in the use of other apps such as DEXT or Autoentry would be desirable.

Ideally we are looking for a candidate with experience of a UK compliance environment e.g. working with Companies House, HMRC, UK VAT returns etc.), however similar experience in a jurisdiction such as Australia would be helpful. Also it would be key that the candidate has experience, or can very quickly 'get up to speed' with, working across multiple clients daily and/or weekly.

We offer a suite of additional benefits after a period of 12 months including health insurance, local accountancy support and the introduction to our ACCA Accredited Training programme in order to support any ongoing studies.

THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for managing the routine ‘day to day’ bookkeeping requirements across a number of our clients to a high standard
• Responsible for working to the agreed deadlines to each client and following our internal checklists and detailed process guides which will support the delivery of our high standards
• Responsible for the review of sales activity where necessary
• Responsible for the review and processing of Supplier invoices accurately depending on the specific client requirements
• Responsible for monitoring bank feeds, confirming that all bank account feeds are in order on a daily basis
• Responsible for reviewing and allocating all bank transactions for each client on a daily basis
• Responsible for preparing lists of queries and comments on sales, supplier invoices and bank transactions which require to be resolved ahead of posting invoices or completing bank reconciliations. These will be reviewed and checked by the Sakura Team prior to being forwarded to the Client(s)
• Responsible for completing any bank reconciliations for all bank accounts across all clients on a weekly and/or monthly basis
• Responsible for the preparation and submission of monthly journals whether payroll, depreciation, accruals or prepayments etc.
• Managing the admin and preparation of annual returns and other returns to Companies House for our Clients, along with maintaining company secretarial registers.
• Involved in the preparation of quarterly VAT returns for Client ready for review by the Sakura Team ahead of any submission deadlines
• Attendance at a daily Tea ---------- eting to set out work plans, issues and expectations will be required
• Maintaining up to date certification with both Quickbooks and Xero software will be key for the role

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Key – Professional and ‘can do’ attitude, Diligence, Passion for ‘over delivering’ for Clients, Comfortable with working to HIgh Standards with similarly HIgh Expectations, , Accuracy and good attention to detail is critical

Other – Excellent knowledge of Accounts software (Xero, Quickbooks) is key, Knowledge of other business apps/software (DEXT, ApprovalMax, Telleroo is desirable), Good communication skills a MUST, Ability to take instruction and learn from errors and mistakes will be key

Finally for those who have an interest in this role - please include in the Subject line of your application the following [SAKURA - OUTSOURCED TEAM]