SENIOR BOOKKEEPER
WEYBRIDGE
SALARY: £30,000 – £45,000 DOE

Our long established client offers more than most mid-sized accountancy firms. They combine the service and expertise you would expect from a large organisation with the approachability and personal involvement of a mid-sized practice.
They are seeking an experienced Senior Bookkeeper with a background in accountancy practice, used to working across multiple clients. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety, client interaction, and being part of a collaborative team.
About the role
*Maintain bookkeeping for a portfolio of clients, including sales and purchase ledger, bank reconciliations, expenses, credit cards and intercompany transactions
*Process foreign currency transactions and reconcile multi-currency bank accounts
*Provide client services such as raising sales invoices, credit control and handling supplier/employee payments
*Prepare management accounts tailored to client needs, including prepayments, accruals, depreciation and balance sheet reconciliations
*Prepare and submit VAT returns for UK and Non-UK transactions, ensuring compliance with current rules
*Assist with VAT registrations, deregistration, and ad hoc client queries
*Liaise with clients regularly, providing support, advice and resolving queries
*Use cloud-based accounting software (Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, etc.) and AI tools such as Hubdoc or Dext
*Maintain accurate records, timesheets, and ensure work is completed to a high standard and on schedule
Candidate Requirements

*AAT qualified, ACCA part-qualified or QBE
*Must have practice experience
*Not someone who moves roles every few years
*At least 5 years’ bookkeeping/accountancy practice experience working across multiple clients
*Confident in preparing VAT returns and management accounts
*Strong knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and management accounting principles
*Proficiency in Xero and QuickBooks Online (Sage experience is an advantage)
*Good understanding of UK VAT rules; foreign currency and cross-border VAT knowledge desirable (training can be provided)
*Strong Excel skills, including formulas and functions
*Excellent attention to detail, organisational and presentational skills
*Confident communicator, able to liaise with clients at different levels of accounting knowledge
*Self-managing with the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines



Please note if you have not been contacted by Plum Personnel within seven days then unfortunately on this occasion you have been unsuccessful. Due to the high level of applications we are receiving at this time, we are unfortunately unable to give individual feedback. Plum Personnel is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. Plum Personnel is an equal opportunities employer.