Bookkeeper

📌 Job Title: Bookkeeper
📍 Location: Chippenham
📄 Job Type: Permanent
💰 Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

I'm recruiting on behalf of a leading and well-established accountancy and tax firm based in a thriving market town in Chippenham, who are looking to welcome an experienced Bookkeeper to their growing 📈 Management Accounts and Bookkeeping team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their career within a supportive and flexible environment 💼.

🔍 The Role:

• 🧾 Preparation and submission of VAT returns (including flat rate, standard rate and cash accounting)

• 🧮 General bookkeeping tasks - bank reconciliations, control accounts, prepayments, accruals, and CIS

• 📊 Production of management accounts and supporting reports on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis

• 📁 Preparation of year-end files for the internal accounts team

• 💬 Liaising with clients to resolve queries

• 🚗 Occasional travel to client premises to carry out bookkeeping work

✅ The Ideal Candidate:

• 🎓 AAT qualified

• 📚 Previous experience in a bookkeeping role - ideally within an accountancy practice

• 💻 Confident in Xero, Sage Line 50, Sage 200, and Excel

• 🔍 Organised, detail-focused, and proactive

• 🤝 A great communicator who enjoys working as part of a close-knit team

🌟 What's On Offer:

• 🏢 A warm, welcoming workplace with a cooperative culture

• 📈 The chance to develop your management accounts and bookkeeping skills

• 📂 A varied and engaging role with trusted long-term clients

• 💷 A salary reflective of your experience and value to the team