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We work with all sorts of clients, from large corporations to small start-ups and families, providing a truly personal service to each and every one.

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From academies and agriculture to travel and tourism, our clients come from all corners of business. Our team of experts provides experience and advice to businesses in a variety of sectors.

About us

Forrester Boyd is one of the largest independent chartered accountancy practices in Lincolnshire and the Humber region. Our focus on people, both clients and employees, is at the heart of our success.

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Now based in six offices across Lincolnshire and the Humber region, our teams are perfectly placed to work closely with you. Please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Bookkeeper

Location: Grimsby

Hours: Full time

We have an excellent opening for someone to join our team within our Grimsby office. We are looking for a full-time candidate. We offer flexibility, a great work life balance, great job satisfaction and the opportunity to become part of the Forrester Boyd team.

We support

we’re happy to discuss flexible and home working options to support a healthy work and life balance.

We recognise

we celebrate and reward long service awards and promotions.

We socialise

we hold regular social events and offer plenty of networking opportunities.

We care

we give you access to Fortis Therapy and Training offering confidential advice and wellbeing support.

We develop

we ensure staff have a wealth of technical and soft skill courses at their fingertips to enable ongoing learning and personal development.

What does the job involve?

A typical working day could include:

  • Providing a bookkeeping service for a wide range of clients including sales, purchase and nominal ledger maintenance/processing
  • Bank reconciliations
  • VAT return preparation
  • Advising clients on the use of accounting software
  • Communicating with clients and managing their queries
  • Preparing reports for clients

What do you need to bring to the table?

Ideally we would like you to have:

  • Strong experience of managing ledgers and preparing reconciliations
  • Confidence with accounting software
  • Customer service experience and the ability to develop strong working relationships with clients
  • The ability to work unaided to strict deadlines

AAT level 4 qualification would be preferred, if not qualified to level 4 AAT we would expect the right candidate to be qualified by experience.

To be part of our team, we want someone who is organised, friendly, reliable, have great communication skills and a willingness to learn.

30

22 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) - increasing with service

3

Life assurance worth three times salary

5

Purchase up to 5 days additional holidays per year

In return…

You will benefit from a competitive salary, commensurate to experience, flexible working arrangements (hours and workplace) and not forgetting some great perks, benefits and a great team alongside you.

To Apply

It's really easy.

Simply send your current CV along with a covering letter.

Apply today

Need to know a bit more about us?

Forrester Boyd is one of the largest independent chartered accountancy practices with offices in Grimsby, Louth, Scunthorpe, Skegness, Beverley and Lincoln. We offer a full spectrum of accountancy, audit, and business advisory services to a wide and diverse client base. We have a proactive and forward-thinking partnership, who are driven to deliver continual growth and development of the practice. We have 17 partners with an average age of 40 who are very focussed on the continual improvement and development of the firm, its services, its efficiency and its teams.

This provides a really great place to work. We support our people by nurturing talent, providing opportunities for progression and career development, and recruiting the best people to join our firm.