Bookkeeper - Practice

Sewell Wallis are currently working with a growing and well-established business based in North West Leeds, who are looking to recruit a Bookkeeper due to continued growth and expansion. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong transactional finance experience to join a supportive and collaborative team environment.

Whilst previous practice experience would be advantageous, the business is also keen to speak with candidates from industry backgrounds who have strong bookkeeping skills and a good understanding of VAT processes. The role will involve supporting a varied client base with day-to-day bookkeeping and transactional finance duties.

What will you be doing?

• Managing day-to-day bookkeeping duties for a varied portfolio of clients.
• Processing purchase ledger and sales ledger transactions.
• Completing bank reconciliations.
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns.
• Assisting with transactional finance queries.
• Maintaining accurate financial records and spreadsheets.
• Supporting with management information and reporting where required.
• Using Excel and accounting systems, including IRIS.

What skills are we looking for?

• Strong transactional finance and bookkeeping experience.
• Good understanding of VAT processes and reconciliations.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Experience using IRIS would be advantageous.
• Previous practice experience would be beneficial but is not essential.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage workload effectively and work independently.

What's on offer?

• Opportunity to join a growing and expanding business.
• Supportive and friendly team environment.
• Varied bookkeeping role with exposure to multiple clients.
• Long-term stability and development opportunities.

If you are an experienced Bookkeeper looking for your next opportunity in North West Leeds, please apply below or contact Eleanor Kirk for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.