Bookkeeper Work, Jobs in Harwich, Ess (with Salaries)

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J A Brooks —Ardleigh
- £33,000 - £38,000 a year
- Full-time
- In-person
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Bookkeeper

J A Brooks
Ardleigh

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Job details

Full-time
£33,000 - £38,000 a year
14 hours ago

Benefits

Company pension
On-site parking

Qualifications

Sage
Bookkeeping
AAT

Full job description

About J A Brooks

J A Brooks is an established mechanical services company working across the UK and Europe. To find out more about who we are and what we do, please visit ja-brooks.co.uk.

The role

We are looking for an experienced, detail-focused Bookkeeper to join our finance team in Colchester. This is a hands-on, day-to-day role supporting the existing finance team with invoice processing, payment runs, bank reconciliations, and CIS and VAT returns.

You will work alongside the Finance Lead and the wider finance team, helping to keep the ledgers clean and supplier and subcontractor payments running on time in a busy construction environment.

What you'll be doing

Processing purchase invoices in Sage 50, matching to POs and delivery notes where relevant
Assisting with the sales ledger, raising invoices and supporting credit control
Reconciling supplier statements and resolving queries with suppliers and site teams
Assisting with weekly and fortnightly payment runs for suppliers and CIS subcontractors, in line with our authorisation table
Posting and reconciling bank accounts, credit cards (including Amex), and petty cash
Assisting with monthly CIS returns and issuing subcontractor payment and deduction statements
Assisting with quarterly VAT returns, including CIS domestic reverse-charge coding on construction invoices
Coding project-related invoices to the correct job/cost centre
Helping to maintain supplier records, including verification checks before new payment details are used
Providing clean, well-organised records to support the Finance Lead, auditors and tax advisers

What we're looking for

Essential

Proven bookkeeping experience in a UK SME, ideally within construction, engineering, manufacturing or a trades environment
Strong working knowledge of Sage 50 (purchase ledger, sales ledger, bank, VAT)
Solid understanding of UK VAT, including the CIS and domestic reverse charge
Comfortable with CIS subcontractor verification, deductions and monthly returns
Confident with Excel, pivot tables, lookups, reconciliations
Highly organised, accurate, and able to hit weekly and monthly deadlines
Discreet, dependable, and comfortable working with confidential financial information

Nice to have

AAT qualified (Level 2, 3 or 4), or qualified by experience
Familiarity with construction project costing, applications for payment, and retentions
Experience with document-capture tools (e.g. AutoEntry, Dext, Paperless)

What we offer

Competitive salary
Company pension scheme
25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
On-site parking in Colchester

Location & hours

Based full-time at our Colchester office/workshop
Monday to Friday, standard office hours

Pay: £33,000.00-£38,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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