Steedman & Co, Edinburgh
Bookkeeper Monday – Friday, 25 hours per week
£25,000-£27,000 DOE + benefits
Office-based
Are you looking for an agile and dynamic company with strong values? Do you exhibit excellent attention to detail with strong organisational skills? Can you bring a strong team-player mindset and come on the journey with us?
Steedman & Co are an established, successful, and growing Accountancy firm, and we are looking for a Bookkeeper to join our team. This is a brand-new role with a lot of variety of work, and the chance to interact and build relationships with different clients.
You’ll support your colleagues with a range of different bookkeeping tasks, including the maintenance of financial records, reconciliations, resolving discrepancies, maintaining and updating software, accurate data entry and more. You’ll often be the front face for our clients, dealing with queries and either resolving them yourself or working with the accountant to find a solution. The role is going to suit someone who loves interacting with people and solving their problems – you’ll be a confident and articulate communicator, with a friendly and warm personality.
Our culture is incredibly important to us, and you can expect to join a supportive team that is united by the same values. At Steedman & Co, our team use their Initiative, we are Enterprising, committed to Self-Development, and all about delivering the highest Quality.
Below are some of the things we’re looking for – please don’t feel you have to tick every box, even if you don’t quite fit this position, we’re always looking to speak to great people for other roles in the company, so please apply anyway!
We’re looking for:
• Demonstrable experience in Bookkeeping
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple clients and tasks
• Excellent time management
• Highly organised, good problem-solving skills
• Confident and comfortable working to deadlines
• Good customer service skills
• Proactive communicator
What will you be doing?
• Maintaining financial records and organising transactions for multiple clients
• Recording financial transactions in accounting software (e.g., Xero, QuickBooks, others)
• Reconciling bank statements and resolving discrepancies
• Gathering and organising financial information for tax returns and audits
• Assisting accountants with document preparation (e.g. Tax)
• Answering basic client queries and solving problems
Application Process:
After a short intro call with our Talent team, you will be invited to a 1st interview via Microsoft Teams and then a final interview in the office.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Steedman & Co, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every part of this job advert, we encourage you to apply anyway and ask about other opportunities in the business.