Remote Senior Bookkeeper at Unique Personnel

Job Description    

• Our client is a highly ambitious, rapidly growing FinTech / Service company providing financial operations to small business owners in the UK using our won AI powered technology. We give our clients all the financial operations support they need to be able to focus on their core business while also providing them with the insights and data they need to make financial decisions. We are at a very exciting stage in our growth having recently acquired multiple bookkeeping businesses.
• As part of our ongoing expansion, we need a Senior Bookkeeper to work with our largest and most complex clients to manage their financial operations using our proprietary software and other third party applications. You will be managing a portfolio of client's plus one team member. You and your team will be focussed on delivering bookkeeping, AP, AR, payroll and financial operations for your clients. You are the owner of the client relationships and responsible for ensuring a high quality of service is delivered to their satisfaction.
• NOTE: Previous applicants need not apply

Duties include:

• Responsibility for ensuring delivery of accurate, timely bookkeeping including A/R and A/P, etc. for a portfolio of clients
• Managing a remote team member
• Working closely with clients to understand their business and often complex bookkeeping needs in detail
• Setting up and documenting the bookkeeping process for client companies
• Communicating regularly with client contacts to review their books and offer insights where appropriate

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Minimum 7 years bookkeeping experience
• Experience of working in a practice managing a portfolio of clients
• A track record of project/process management with a love of problem solving
• A highly organised individual who is people centric with excellent attention to detail and the ability to work independently
• You will be keen to develop professionally and play a part in developing our technology platform
• It is essential that this person build deep relationships with the business owners and become an integral part of their teams

Essential skills:

• Excellent working knowledge of Xero
• Experience of managing a portfolio of clients
• Excellent communication in written and spoken English
• Good customer service and relationship building skills
• Creative problem-solving approach
• Good organisation skills
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office and online applications
• Strong software skills with ability to learn new systems

Personal attributes:

• Excellent communicator with a positive, “can do” attitude
• Energetic and hard working with a good sense of humour to work through the challenges of building a business
• Self-disciplined to work alone and unsupervised
• Flexibility with a willingness to get involved in all tasks including hands-on bookkeeping
• Note: This is a remote contractor role and the position is home based.

Inherent Requirements    

• Minimum 7 years bookkeeping experience
• Experience of working in a practice managing a portfolio of clients
• A track record of project/process management with a love of problem solving
• A highly organised individual who is people centric with excellent attention to detail and the ability to work independently
• You will be keen to develop professionally and play a part in developing our technology platform
• It is essential that this person build deep relationships with the business owners and become an integral part of their teams