Bookkeeper
Stewart Accounting Services
Job type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £27,000 - £33,000 depending on qualification and experience
Location: Alloa
Schedule: Monday to Friday (35 hours)
Full job description
Stewart Accounting Services is looking for a reliable and detail-focussed Bookkeeper to join our growing firm.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working closely with clients, keeping financial records accurate, and being part of a friendly, professional team.
We work closely with owner-managed businesses, limited companies, sole traders and partnerships, helping them gain clarity over their finances and make better business decisions. We are proud to offer a personable, responsive and commercially minded service, and we are looking for someone who shares that approach.
As our bookkeeper, you will support the client managers and your portfolio of clients across a range of industries, helping to maintain accurate financial records and ensure day-to-day bookkeeping tasks are completed efficiently and on time.
For the right person, this role offers the chance to grow professionally, take on greater responsibility and help shape the future of the firm.
Key responsibilities
As bookkeeper, your responsibilities will include:
- Managing day-to-day bookkeeping for a range of clients
- Processing sales and purchase invoices
- Reconciling bank accounts and control accounts
- Ensuring deadlines are met
- Handling payroll processing where required
- Maintaining accurate financial records using Xero cloud accounting software
- Liasing with clients to request records and resolve queries
- Assisting the client managers with year-end preparation, VAT returns and management reports
About you
We are looking for someone who is:
- Experience in bookkeeping, ideally within an accountancy practice or small firm environment
- Familiar with UK bookkeeping and VAT processes
- Confident using Xero (preferred but training can be provided)
- Highly organised, accurate, and able to manage multiple deadlines
- Professional and confident when communicating with clients
- AAT qualified or studying towards AAT would be an advantage, but is not essential
Benefits
We want this to be a role where the right person can do great work and build a long-term future with the firm. Benefits include:
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Clear opportunity for progression as the firm continues to grow
- A varied role with real responsibility and autonomy
- Close working relationship with leadership and genuine input into the development of the firm
- Supportive and collaborative team environment
- Ongoing professional development and scope to broaden your skills
- The opportunity to build strong, long-term client relationships and become a trusted advisor
- A positive working culture focused on quality, responsiveness and doing right by clients
- Flexible working hours
- Company pension
- Medical benefits
- Long term sickness cover
- Paid overtime where necessary
- Referral scheme
- On-site free parking
- Flexible annual leave entitlement
- Duvet days
- Professional subscriptions supported
Why join Stewart Accounting Services?
This is a chance to join a growing firm where your contribution will be valued and visible. You will be helping clients solve problems, make better decisions and feel more in control of their businesses.
If you are looking for a role where you can combine technical ability with strong client relationships and have a real impact, we would love to hear from you.
How to apply
To apply, please submit your CV and a short covering letter telling us a little about your experience and why this role interests you.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £27,000.00-£33,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
