Assistant Bookkeeper Job

ASSISTANT BOOKKEEPER TO HEAD OF ACCOUNTING FOR SINGLE FAMILY OFFICE IN WEST LONDON

• £30,000 - £40,000 gross p.a. depending on experience
• London UK | On-Site
• Permanent Position | Full-time
• To start ASAP
• Established high profile Family Office!

We are seeking a bright and highly organised full-time Assistant Bookkeeper to join a small team in a well-established family office. The ideal candidate will be someone with previous experience in processing payments, invoices, payroll and receipts, entering data into SAGE accounting software and filing and reporting of hard copies. As the ideal candidate, you will be completely self-sufficient, self-motivated and confident to hold the fort when the Head Accountant is out of office. 

Being a great team player and a strong communicator is a must for this role as you will be working alongside - and assisting - the Head Accountant and occasionally the wider team.

Your Duties will include (but not limited to):

• Managing expenses
• Involvement in a variety of ongoing special projects
• Purchase and Sales ledger, invoicing, payments and reconciliation
• Creating budgets
• Daily review of bank postings and bank reconciliations
• Balancing Bank accounts
• Credit control
• VAT Reconciliation and filing

Essential Criteria:

• Prior experience as a Bookkeeping Assistant (family office experience desirable, but not a prerequisite)
• SAGE Line 50 accounting systems experience
• Highly organised, efficient and driven to excel
• Bookkeeping AAT part or fully qualified, or equivalent
• Microsoft Office proficiency, including Excel
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Hardworking, ambitious and eager
• Top-notch communication skills
• A proactive and solution-focused mindset

If this sounds like the role for you then we’d love to hear from you! Interviews are taking place first week of September 2022, with applications under review now.

Please note that candidates with relevant experience and excellent, checkable references need only apply.