Are you looking for a role where you can grow your career while enhancing your skills in a dynamic and supportive team environment? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, evolving workplace that values professional growth and offers clear opportunities for advancement?
We’re looking for an organised and experienced Bookkeeper to join the growing Jarion finance team to manage the Jarion portfolio of businesses.
Job Title: Bookkeeper
Salary: £25k – £30k
Hours: 37.5hrs. Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 5pm
Working Pattern: Hybrid
The Company
Jarion Ltd is an Investment Company committed to growing its expanding group of businesses, dedicated to supporting new and existing entrepreneurs with the funding and resources they need to bring their business ideas to life. Situated in the Chorley area, our organisation prides itself on outstanding values, innovation, and excellence.
About the role
As a qualified bookkeeper at Jarion Ltd, you will report to the Head of Finance and will be responsible for the daily processing of key accounts functions such as cash, bank, purchase ledger, sales ledger, management accounts processing and VAT returns.
The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail and be a fantastic team player. The candidate will be able to liaise directly with key internal and external stakeholders.
This role offers excellent future prospects, including opportunities for career progression andskill development within a growing and dynamic team.
Key Responsibilities
• Sales and Purchase ledger day-to-day accounting functions across the portfolio of businesses.
• Bank reconciliations
• Maintaining a daily cashflow for multiple businesses and supporting the cashflow reporting
• Assisting in the preparation of monthly management accounts journals
• Resolving queries and providing solutions
• Preparation of VAT returns
• Working closely with the Head of Finance on the portfolio of group businesses to provide high level accounting services.
Our ideal candidate will have
The ideal candidate for this role will have previous experience handling accounts for a range of clients and strong IT skills with experience in accounts software. This candidate will ideally be AAT or part ACCA qualified or have a strong relevant background in bookkeeping or accounts. If you are interested in broadening your experience, this will be an excellent opportunity as training can be provided.
They will also have
• Great communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
• A proactive and process-driven approach.
• Able to abide by the Code of Ethics and maintain strict confidentiality
• Good levels of numeracy and literacy.
• A team player who works well meeting daily demands.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office particularly Excel (preferred)
• Xero knowledge (advantageous)
What we offer you
• £25K – £30K
• Hybrid Working
• 33 days holiday per annum (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Pension Contributions matched up to 5%
• Private Medical Insurance
• Death in Service
• Free Parking
Group Values and Behaviours
1. We must treat all people (including customers, colleagues, suppliers, and the wider stakeholder community) with respect all at times.
2. We will not accept rude behaviour from customers, employees, suppliers, and stakeholders at any time.
3. We will only employ, and continue to employ, employees and engage with suppliers who display openly the personal characteristics of humility, honesty, enthusiasm, respect, positivity and a ‘can do’ attitude.
4. We will seek opportunities (at least annually) to identify employee training needs (and wants) and wherever possible and practicable, provide time and resources to accommodate these needs (and wants).
5. We shall be very careful in our recruitment and maintenance of ‘customers’ (customers here being defined as ‘anybody corporate or otherwise paying regular fees to the company’) to ensure, wherever possible, that these customers share these ‘group values’.
6. We shall, at all times and in all decision making, try to ensure the best possible outcomes for our clients and consumers in every action we take.