Bookkeeper/ Cloud Specialist

We are a well-established, award winning and growing accountancy practice in the West End of Edinburgh. Due our continued expansion, we are now seeking a friendly & enthusiastic bookkeeper with VAT experience.

This is a hybrid role with 2 days working in our Edinburgh office. Candidates must be within commuting distance.

We offer a range of benefits including a 4 1/2 day week, company pension, attendance bonus, life insurance, professional subscriptions paid, and an employee assistance programme.

The main responsibilities of the job include, but are not limited to;

· Client bookkeeping and preparing VAT returns for a variety of clients.

· Organising and controlling client records for processing through Xero add-ons such as Dext / Other integrations

· Quality control on the jobs by using checklists and improving them and updating them. We want someone who wants to improve and change with the firm!

· Checking that Vat coding and bookkeeping allocations are correct so that our clients are paying the right amount of Vat.

· Awareness of specific VAT rules for different industries, although training can be provided on finer details.

· Having sound Xero experience ( ideally experience of Freeagent and QuickBooks too )

· Responding to client queries and chasing answers to our queries, as you will be the first point of contact for some clients.

· Help to deliver Xero training to clients and helping set Xero up for new clients.

· Friendly, approachable and confident in their own ability

· A tech savvy individual

· Able to prioritise to meet deadlines and the needs of the business

· Able to communicate to a high standard with clients and other staff

· Experienced in a similar role

· Proactive and have an enthusiast attitude

· Confident to suggest improvements and change to current systems- you will have a voice in our firm!, * Xero: 1 year (required)

• Bookkeeping and VAT: 2 years (required)

· A competitive salary

· Flexible working with a mixture of home and office based days.

· Early finish Fridays

· The chance to be part of supportive and caring team

· Exposure to a variety of different clients and industries

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £28,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Work from home