Job Description

Are you an immediate candidate with a background in accountancy? I am looking for a bookkeeper for a 6 month contract, for a successful business in Chelmsford.

They are centrally located and offer an excellent benefits package.

Key Responsibilities as follows:

Checking and posting of purchase invoices; creation and maintenance of supplier records

Dealing with purchase ledger runs, urgent payments, BACS payment initiation

Recording, posting, initiating, banking and checking of client receipts (direct debits, standing orders, manual cheques and cash)

Posting of non purchase/sales ledger receipts and payments

Performance of bank reconciliations

Production and checking of Debtors & Creditors reports and aged analyses

Filing and dead filing; processing of post trays

Dealing with ad-hoc queries, reports and nominal account reconciliationsKey Requirements for the role:

QBE (qualified by experience) or studier

Previous experience ideally with some purchase ledger or sales ledger invoice processing

Attention to detail.

PC/IT literate including MS Office skills

Thoroughness

Team player

Confidentiality 

If you believe you have the skills, knowledge and experience for this role, and want to be part of an exciting organisation we would like to hear from you