With offices across the South West, Burton Sweet has developed into a regional centre of excellence, assisting businesses, charities and individuals with their financial needs. Our offices are friendly places to work that mix experienced members of staff with fresher faces. We’re looking to grow our team in 2025 to enhance the services we can provide, as well as encouraging our existing team to broaden their expertise.
Bookkeeper/Financial Assistant
Assisting with all aspects of bookkeeping, accounts, and management accounts preparation.
The Bookkeeper/Financial Assistant will provide bookkeeping services and support for cloud packages, both in-house and externally for clients. We act as an out-sourced finance department for a range of businesses and charities, and so the scope of work is interesting and varied. We are looking for someone who is comfortable managing their own workload and enjoys working within a team environment. Typical daily tasks will include some sales ledger work, maintaining purchase ledgers using extensive purchase invoice automation and other add-ons. This role also involves VAT return preparation/review and bank reconciliations.
The role includes some support for clients in-house on cloud bookkeeping software and related packages.
Requirements
- AAT part-qualified or equivalent knowledge/experience
- Good knowledge of bookkeeping processes and control
- Ideally with previous experience of delivering training on cloud bookkeeping packages
- Experience with various accountancy software/systems packages e.g. Sage 50 \Cloud Accounts, Xero, QuickBooks Online, etc.
- Full working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, etc.
Skills & experience required
- Good oral and written communication skills, with proven ability to write reports and other documents
- Excellent presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex products in a clear, meaningful manner
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong relationships both internally and with clients
- Good organisational skills
- Be able to work flexibly, using own initiative and judgement, as well as working towards deadlines and managing a number of tasks simultaneously
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Focused and motivated
- Professional and confident manner
- Have an understanding of confidentiality within a practice setting
- Excellent attention to detail
The role is based at Shepton Mallet. Full-time or part-time applications welcomed (min. 30 hours)
Full-time hours: 35 per week
Part-time hours: 30 per week
Job types: Full-time, part-time, permanent
Salary range: £23,200 – £28,000 FTE
Accounts & Audit Senior
Location: Bristol office
Reports to: Accounts & Audit Manager
Employment type: Full-time (35 hours)
We are seeking an experienced Accounts and Audit Senior to join our team. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in auditing and financial reporting for charities and not-for-profit organisations. You will lead audits, prepare statutory accounts, and provide expert advice to clients in the charity sector, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and best practices.
The role will involve:
- Audit & risk assessment – Leading audits, identifying key risks, and setting audit strategy
- Workflow management – Allocating tasks within the audit team and ensuring deadlines are met
- Review of junior work – Formal responsibility for reviewing and signing off work prepared by juniors
- Budgeting & time management – Monitoring audit budgets and ensuring timely completion.
- Client relationship management – Acting as the main point of contact during audits, handling queries proactively
- Technical updates – Keeping up-to-date with changes in accounting/audit standards, and applying them
- Reporting to manager – Preparing detailed audit reports and presenting findings to managers/partners
- Accounts preparation – Prepare and review statutory accounts for charities, including consolidated accounts where applicable
- Quality control – Ensuring compliance with firm methodology and regulatory requirements
Skills & experience required
- ACA/ACCA qualified/part qualified (or equivalent) with proven experience in managing audits and preparing accounts for charities and not-for-profit organisations
- Experience of charity audits is advantageous but not necessary, if required training will be provided internally
- Excellent communication and client relationship skills
- Use of industry standard products such as Xero, SAGE and QuickBooks, plus use of Microsoft Excel for data analysis and scheduling
- Desirable to have experience with audit software, such as Caseware or ProAudit
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines
- Desirable to hold a full UK driving licence, with access to a car
- Must hold the right to work in the UK
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance
- Structured professional development support within a recognised training practice
- Study support for ACA/ACCA qualifications, including exam fees and study leave
- Payment of professional subscriptions relevant to your role
- Employer contribution to pension scheme (4%)
- Supportive and friendly team environment
- Paid annual leave plus additional days for long service
- Employee wellbeing initiatives and social events
- Opportunities for career progression and professional development
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you!