JOB: BOOKKEEPER

SALARY: 25-30K

LOCATION: GARFORTH, LEEDS

The Business & Opportunity:

Newly created opportunity to become the Bookkeeper for a reputable family-owned group of businesses who supply a wide range of market leading promotional merchandise & retail products to well-known UK Brands. 

Having moved to their new distribution facility in Garforth, this represents fantastic timing for a Bookkeeper to play a key role in the next exciting phase of the business. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will take ownership & responsibility for everything financial.

Specific Requirement:

You will carry out an all-encompassing role which will include:

• Full responsibility for managing the day-to-day accounts function ensuring Xero is accurate and up to date.
• Sales and purchase ledger responsibilities.
• Bank reconciliation.
• Processing payments on banking software prior to authorisation by others.
• Dealing with routine accounts queries from clients, staff and suppliers.
• Assisting the Director with financial administrative duties.
• Helping to prepare yearly accounts.
• Handling client invoices by recording and approving or denying the payments.
• Reconcile any discrepancies or errors identified by conversing with employees and/or clients.
• Create, send, and follow up on invoices.
• Managing employee expense claims.
• Handling accounts payable and receivable.
• Liaising with external accountants.

Skills & Experience required:

• Experienced Bookkeeper.
• Experience from a similar sized SME/OMB/Family-owned business.
• Proficient knowledge of Xero is essential.
• Working knowledge of Sage is desirable.
• Rational thinker with a sound commercial awareness and an understanding for business.
• Excellent communication skills in writing and verbal communication.
• Excellent time management / organisational skills.
• Good team player and independent worker.
• Demonstrates a high degree of confidentiality.
• Excellent IT skills, with working knowledge of Outlook and Excel.
• Excellent attention to detail.

What’s on Offer:

• A salary up to £30,000 dependent on experience.
• Quarterly Company Bonus
• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days with length of service)
• Pension and other Benefits.
• Free on-site parking and/or easily accessible on public transport (10-minute walk from Garforth train station).

Next Steps:

Interviews are to be conducted imminently; hence you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

N.B. Lyons Recruitment have been strictly retained on an exclusive basis, hence any direct or other agency applications with be disregarded.