Lloyd Recruitment Services are working with a leading events organisation based in Haywards Heath who are currently recruiting for a Bookkeeper.The role: As an experience Bookkeeper, you will be responsible for maintaining the accounting records and financial systems of the company in line with agreed policy and procedures in order for the monthly management accounts to be produced accurately and in a timely manner for the management team. Bookkeeper responsibilities:

• Using Sage Line 50 software to maintain: month end reconciliations, preparation and submission of VAT returns, extraction of the standard management reports, the cash book, purchase ledger, sales ledger, journals
• Reconcile monthly credit card statements and receipts, allocating individual payments on SAGE
• Provide SAGE project reports to individual managers as required
• Ensure cash income is deposited, and bank statements reconciled on a weekly basis
• Arrange for weekly banking of cash income and reconciling petty cash
• Extract data from online booking system
• Ensure transactions are processed only after being coded and authorised correctly - in line with organisational financial procedures and ensuring all transactions are recorded with both nominal and department codes
• Arrange for sufficient cash to be transferred to and from bank account in order to meet day-to-day transactions in conjunction with line manager
• Maintain records of work undertaken in electronic and hard copy form at a level which meets the needs of external auditors
• Act as a counter signatory for online banking
• Before processing, ensure payments have been authorised appropriately and income has been allocated correctly
• Oversee the work outsourced to the payroll agency and record payroll of hours worked by casual staff
• Prepare monthly payroll, pension and HMRC payments
• Attend and participate in meetings as appropriate
• Liaise with staff and suppliers as appropriate
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times throughout all duties and responsibilities
• Undertake relevant training and professional development to fulfil all aspects of the role

NB: This person must have strong working knowledge of Sage 50 to be considered UK driving licence /car owner - Essential Salary up to £30K - £35K DOE + £2,25K bonus for company events (details available) and excellent company benefits Refer a friend and you will receive a retail voucher of your choice up the value of £500. Full details can be found on our website.Unfortunately, due to the high number of applications, we are only able to respond to shortlisted applicants. If you have not heard from us within 5 days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.By applying for this vacancy, you accept Lloyd Recruitment Services Privacy and GDPR Policy, which can be found on our website and therefore gives us consent to contact you.Lloyd Recruitment Services are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy and are an equal opportunities employer.