Strutt & Parker - Bookkeeper (Chelmsford)

The role

Bookkeepers will learn a mixture of payment & receipts tasks and will have their own allocation of bank reconciliations to complete on a monthly basis.

Key deliverables

Duties

Payments Tasks

• Data entry of purchase invoices ~50+ per day per person
• Creation and maintenance of supplier records
• Payment of supplier invoices via purchase ledger routine
• Input of “urgent” payments, and creation of BACS payment files ~15 per day
• Maintenance and input of standing invoice and standing payment records
• Responding to supplier and agent queries
• Performance of allocated bank reconciliations.
• Production and checking of Debtors & Creditors reports and aged analyses.
• Weekly reconciliation of purchase ledger clearing account
  
  

Receipts Tasks

• Recording and allocating daily cheque receipts ~ 20 per day
• Data entry of sales invoices ~ 15 per day
• Review of rental information entered into Portfolio property system, to check output and to create corresponding link points to Greentree (customer record code, property record code)
• Identify and create credit notes to reflect changes in tenancies
• Fortnightly production and distribution of rent demands
• Responding to tenant and agent queries
• Operation of tenant Direct Debit collection scheme, including setup and maintenance of new instructions, cancelled instructions and initiation and processing of collection cycle four times each month
• Liaising with agents regarding amounts to collect by Direct Debit, and representations
• Performance of allocated bank reconciliations
• Operation and maintenance of tenant deposit scheme; recording receipts, returning deposits, reconciling bank account
• Daily reconciliation of general client bank account
• Monthly reconciliation of Direct Debit clearing account
  
  

Person specification

• Good communication skills and high level of attention to detail
  
  

Qualifications

• A Levels (minimum)
  
  

Experience

• A good level of experience within a similar level position
  
  

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

• Health & Leisure: 25 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work
• Financial: Pension, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme - you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice
  
  

Strutt and Parker is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.