Vacancies

Position: Experienced Practice Bookkeeper

Salary: Will be based on experience and discussed at interview
Location: Derby
Contract: Full time hours: 37.25 per week
COVID-19 considerations: To be discussed at the interview.

A forward-thinking firm of accountants in Derby has a position for an experienced practice bookkeeper to join their busy team. The role is offered on a permanent basis.

Working with a busy team with a wide variety of clients, you will take responsibility for:

• Bookkeeping for a variety of clients using various accounting packages including: Xero, Sage,   Quickbooks and add on-apps from the marketplace
• Completing Vat returns and MTD
• Processing purchase and sales invoices, receipts and payments
• Bank reconciliations and posting bank transactions
• Posting wages journals
• Preparation of management accounts
• Ensuring work is completed in a timely manner and deadlines met
• Liaising with clients in a professional manner
• Visiting clients’ premises on an ad-hoc basis

Benefits:

You will be joining a friendly team in a long-established and successful accountancy practice. This role offers a competitive salary, 28 days holiday including bank holidays, yearly salary reviews, NEST pension scheme.

Essential Requirements:

• Experience gained in a similar role within accountancy practice
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Experience of using a variety of accounting systems, including Xero, Sage and Quickbooks
• Experience in payroll processing would be advantageous but is not essential

Experience:

Recent bookkeeping experience within a practice environment: 2 years (Required)

COVID-19 precaution(s):

• Remote interview process made be necessary
• Social distancing guidelines in place
• Work remotely temporarily due to COVID-19

If you feel you tick all of the above and are interested in the vacancy, please contact Jay Durow – jay.durow@sibbald.co.uk 

Position: Audit Senior

Salary: Will be based on experience and discussed at interview
Location: Derby – Opportunity to work from home
Contract: Flexible working hours but full time hours
Up to 23 days holidays plus bank holidays

This hybrid role is set up to enable the individual to:

• Perform audits to a very high standard by, organising the engagement from start to finish reporting directly to the audit manager
• Work on other engagements within the practice, set by client relationship managers and directors, such as statutory accounts, management accounts and forecasts, along with more complex ad hoc work.

These two roles will enable the individual to have extensive knowledge in all areas, resulting in an all-round good quality general practitioner.

Audit Requirements

• Planning audits & staff requirements
• Create agenda, attend & minute Pre-Audit and Completion meetings
• Liaising with clients on stock takes and bank letters
• Liaising with banks on bank letters
• Answer manager and RI review points
• Be technically competent and remain up to date with audit and accounting standards
• Train and develop juniors/seniors
• Set agendas for pre audit and completion meetings
• Be a focal point for our audit clients
• Audit client type:
  • Groups
  • Manufacturing
  • Construction
  • Science
  • Pension schemes
  • Charities
  • Members clubs
  • Subsidiaries of overseas companies
• Be familiar with consolidation
• Have knowledge on CCH (Ideally) – paperless based audit program
• Keep permanent files up to date & ensure customer due diligence on all jobs
• Help to liaise with QAD/ICAEW if needs be
• The ideal candidate must have at least 4 years audit experience
• Be ACA/ACCA qualified (ideally) or part qualified and working towards completion of their professional experience

Accountancy Requirements

• Accounts preparation work for Statutory Accounts
• Reviewing of and finalising accounts work
• Management accounts
• Forecasts
• Any other special work

Possible Development Requirements

• Completion of the audit qualification
• Continue with audit CPD
• Future RI status

Remuneration package

• Salary will be based upon experience and discussed at the interview
• Up to 23 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Flexible working hours but full time hours
• Opportunity to work from home