Gooding Accounts

**About Gooding Accounts**

Gooding Accounts is a growing accounting and advisory firm based in England. The firm has built a reputation for combining personal, approachable service with the efficiencies of modern cloud-based accounting. Supporting more than 2,500 clients each year, Gooding Accounts provides a full suite of services including accounts, tax, VAT, payroll, and business advisory. With strategic partnerships extending to audit and specialist services, the firm offers clients the reassurance of local expertise backed by scalable support. Gooding Accounts is committed to clear communication, strong relationships, and helping businesses and individuals thrive in today’s fast-changing environment.

**Job purpose**:
The Bookkeeper is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely processing of bookkeeping activities, including client records, VAT returns, and management accounts. This role focuses on ensuring high standards of financial data integrity and supporting the Client Portfolio Lead through reliable reporting and compliance.

**Reporting to**:Team Leader

**Duties & responsibilities**:
Bookkeeping and financial reporting:

- **Managing the processing of client paperwork and records using cloud accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks Online (QBO), Sage, and KashFlow
- Ensure the timely and accurate preparation and submission of VAT returns, including partial exemption and Flat Rate Scheme (FRS) calculations
- Prepare management accounts and other financial reports to a high standard of accuracy
- Review and analyse bookkeeping data to identify anomalies, trends or issues escalating findings and insights to the Client Portfolio Lead

**Operational efficiency:

- **Maintain accurate and up-to-date client records in the company’s systems
- Contribute to the standardisation and improvement of bookkeeping workflows across the team
- Support the adoption and integration of cloud-based accounting systems to improve efficiency and accuracy

**Compliance and technical knowledge:

- Stay updated on VAT regulations, MTD requirements, GDPR, and other relevant technical developments
- Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements and internal policies
- Support process reviews and recommend improvements to enhance accuracy, compliance, and efficiency

General administration:

- Prepare letters, reports, and other documents as needed
- Maintain accurate client records in the company’s database system

**Key success factors:

- Accurate and timely delivery of bookkeeping services, VAT returns, and management accounts
- Maintenance of high-quality records and reliable reporting to support decision-making
- Compliance with all relevant regulations, including VAT, MTD, and GDPR
- Continuous improvement in bookkeeping processes and team efficiency

**You must have**:

- Semi qualified CA (not mandatory) with 3+ years relevant experience
- Strong knowledge of VAT regulations, including partial exemption rules and FRS
- Proficiency in cloud accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks Online (QBO), Sage, or KashFlow (certifications desirable)
- Experience in preparing management accounts and financial reporting
- Familiarity with MTD requirements and GDPR compliance
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
- Proactive problem-solver with a focus on delivering high-quality work
- Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively within a team
- Collaborative team player who supports others while maintaining accountability for their own work
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines
- Flexibility to adapt to changing workloads or deadlines during peak periods (e.g., VAT deadlines)
- Commitment to continuous professional development to stay updated on industry changes

**How to apply?**

To be considered for this role, you must complete 3 steps:
2. Complete the Skills Tests for this role. You must follow the link below and complete the testing assessments. The first assessment is a Skills Test, to assess your technical ability and numerical reasoning

3. Complete the Psychometric Test for this role

If you successfully clear the Skills Test, you will be redirected to a Psychometric Test to assess how you think and make decisions

and complete the assessments.

**If you do not complete the assessments, then you will not be considered for the role.