Senior Bookkeeper - Growing Independent Practice Milton Keynes (Hybrid) £35,000 - £40,000 DOE

Butler Rose Public Practice is pleased to be supporting a independent accountancy practice in Milton Keynes, as they look to recruit a Senior Bookkeeper to join their team. This role would suit an experienced practice-based bookkeeper who enjoys the ins and outs of bookkeeping and autonomy of the service, managing a varied workload, client advisory, and supporting the development of junior team members. You'll play a key role in the day-to-day delivery of bookkeeping services, VAT queries and returns while benefiting from hybrid working.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a varied portfolio of clients and act as main point on contract for bookkeeping and VAT queries.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations including bank, VAT, payroll, CIS, loans, and intercompany accounts
• Double-entry bookkeeping
• Process bills, expenses, supplier payments, and credit control
• Prepare and review VAT returns
• Review work completed by junior team members
• Assist with training and development of junior staff

Key Requirements

• Must be AAT Qualified or QBE
• Minimum 5 years' bookkeeping experience, ideally within an accountancy practice
• Strong VAT knowledge with confidence preparing and reviewing returns
• Experience managing multiple clients and deadlines
• Proficiency in Xero (essential) Sage and QuickBooks experience advantageous
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Confident communicator with a client-focused approach
• Enjoys problem-solving and supporting client needs

What's on Offer

• Hybrid working - 3 days office / 2 days home
• Flexitime scheme
• Company pension
• Free on-site parking
• Access to private medical insurance (self-funded)
• Health Assured programme and sick pay
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Bonus scheme
• Supportive, collaborative working environment

Interested? If this sounds like the next step in your career, get in touch with Demetria Petropoulos to find out more - / d . petropoulos @ butlerrose . com Know someone perfect for this role? We offer a £150 retail voucher for every successful referral we place - so if you refer a friend or colleague who's hired through Butler Rose, you'll be rewarded!

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.