About Us
SMH Group offers a comprehensive suite of financial services to our clients including Accountancy, Financial Services, Wills & Probate, Commercial Finance, Residential Mortgages, and Corporate Finance. We have over 170 employees across our 10 offices throughout the Yorkshire and Derbyshire region.
At SMH Group, we truly believe our people are our greatest strength, which is why we want to give them the confidence to grow and shape their future. As we continue to grow as a business, we strive to be guided by our core behaviours: Client Centric, acting as One Firm, and Caring by doing the right thing for our people, clients, and communities. With clients and our people at the forefront of everything we do, we leave no stone unturned to deliver consistent and impactful results. We foster a culture of respect, support, and inclusion within our teams.
About the Role
Salary: £23,500 – £28,000 (DOE)
Job type: Full-time / Permanent
Location: Leeds
We are a growing accountancy practice supporting a wide portfolio of limited company clients across a range of sectors. We are looking for an experienced and organised bookkeeper to take responsibility for the day-to-day bookkeeping, VAT returns, and management accounts preparation for a client portfolio.
This role is ideal for someone currently working in practice, or an individual working in industry who prepares management accounts and is now looking for more variety by working with multiple clients.
You will have exposure to a varied and interesting client base, with opportunities to grow your responsibilities and progress within the practice.
If you’re looking to be part of a purpose-driven team, we would love to hear from you.
What will you be doing in the role?
- Bookkeeping for a range of clients (mainly on Xero & QuickBooks)
- Preparation and submission of VAT returns (including complex VAT queries and partial exemption where applicable)
- Monthly and quarterly management accounts preparation
- Posting journals (prepayments, accruals, wages, depreciation, adjustments)
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Reviewing client records and correcting errors where needed
- Requesting information from clients and managing deadlines
- Working with the wider team to support year-end accounts
About You
- Experience in an accountancy practice or in-house finance role with responsibility for month-end and management accounts
- Confident preparing and submitting VAT returns
- Strong working knowledge of bookkeeping principles and journals
- Comfortable managing multiple client deadlines
- Good communicator who can build positive client relationships
- Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving
- Experience working with Xero and QuickBooks (Dext/Hubdoc beneficial)
- Ideally have an accounting qualification – AAT or Institute of Bookkeepers
Our Benefits and Perks
- Study support for professional qualifications
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the ability to purchase up to 5 more)
- Pension scheme
- Health Cash Plan (Level 1)
- Life Assurance – 4x salary
- Eye tests
- Social events
- Volunteering opportunities
- Staff discounts on Wills, LPAs, and residential mortgages
How to apply
Send your CV to HRadmin@smh.group
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