Assistant Accountant & Bookkeeper

THE ROLE

We are looking for a ‘can do’, hard working individual with good attention to detail to join our Team for a full time role.

Sakura Business Solutions is a London based accountancy practice with a variety of clients in construction, interior design, property services and the creative sector.

We are focused on introducing as much automation and the use of business apps alongside the core cloud accounting software (Xero and QUickbooks) for our clients, with the aim of taking advantage of opportunities to bring efficiencies to ‘day to day’ accounting work.

Therefore in addition to Quickbooks and Xero, we use apps including DEXT, ApprovalMax, Telleroo and Expensify.

THE CANDIDATE

The appropriate candidate will already have a minimum of 1 year’s experience working in an accounting environment, which includes significant experience working with both Quickbooks and Xero, with experience in the use of other apps desirable.

It is also a key requirement that the candidate is already a Certified Advisor in Xero and/or Quickbooks.

We encourage all of our employees to develop their skills and careers and study towards an accountancy qualification (ideally ACCA). therefore after a period of 12months with Sakura, we will be happy to introduce you to our ACCA Accredited Training programme in order to support your ongoing studies.

THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for managing the routine ‘day to day’ bookkeeping requirements across a number of our clients to a high standard
• Responsible for working to the agreed deadlines to each client and following our internal checklists and detailed process guides which will support the delivery of our high standards sales, purchase, bank transactions, journals etc.
• Responsible for the review of sales activity where necessary
• Responsible for the review and processing of Supplier invoices accurately depending on the specific client requirements
• Responsible for monitoring bank feeds, confirming that all bank account feeds are in order on a daily basis
• Responsible for reviewing and allocating all bank transactions for each client on a daily basis
• Responsible for preparing lists of queries and comments on sales, supplier invoices and bank transactions which require to be resolved ahead of posting invoices or completing bank reconciliations. These will be reviewed and checked by the Sakura Team prior to being forwarded to the Client(s)
• Responsible for completing any bank reconciliations for all bank accounts across all clients on a weekly and/or monthly basis
• Responsible for the preparation and submission of monthly journals whether payroll, depreciation, accruals or prepayments etc.
• Attendance at a daily Team meeting to set out work plans, issues and expectations will be required
• Maintaining up to date certification with both Quickbooks and Xero software will be key for the role
• Assisting with other issues from time to time will be ideal once the core activity is being successfully completed daily and weekly

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Key – Professional and ‘can do’ attitude, Diligence, Passion for ‘over delivering’ for Clients, Comfortable with working to HIgh Standards with similarly HIgh Expectations, , Accuracy and good attention to detail is critical

Other – Excellent knowledge of Accounts software (Xero, Quickbooks) is key, Knowledge of other business apps/software (DEXT, ApprovalMax, Telleroo is desirable), Good communication skills a MUST, Desire for personal growth and development necessary, Ability to take instruction and learn from errors and mistakes will be key

Finally for those who have an interest in this role – please include in the Subject line of your application the following [SAKURA – OUTSOURCED]