Job Description

Our client, the leading website to find and book the perfect campsite or holiday park, is seeking a part-time bookkeeper.

The role

You'll be running our day-to-day financial activities via Xero, paying suppliers and reviewing management accounts on a regular basis. The company is growing rapidly as we expand into new markets, and this role is the first member of a finance team to established in due course.

Reporting to the managing director, the role is part time (1-2 days/week) and can be either office-based or predominantly home-based (after initial training, trips to the office would only be required on an infrequent basis, e.g. once a month).

The role will include carrying out the following tasks:

• Reconciling multi-currency accounts via Xero
• Checking and submitting quarterly VAT returns via Xero
• Paying invoices and managing billing queries with suppliers
• Managing staff salaries including HMRC payments (payroll and pensions administration are outsourced)
• Auditing sales bonus payments
• Reconciling £multi-million ecommerce commissions with internal systems
• Running regular management accounts for review with managing director
• Integrating new foreign-currency accounts into our existing infrastructure

Candidates will join a nimble team at a young company with extraordinary growth potential.

We're based at The Light Box off the Chiswick High Road (nearest tube/train Gunnersbury, Kew Bridge) and are a lively friendly team with bags of experience. We want someone similar to join us – is that you?

The candidate

We're looking for a meticulous, flexible individual, able to prioritise based on company needs while meeting tight deadlines. The successful candidate will meet the following criteria:

• Xero experience in a previous role (essential)
• AAT qualified or equivalent preferred
• Meticulous, organised and methodical
• Internet savvy
• Ability to troubleshoot independently
• A desire to take a big part in the establishment of Pitchup.com as a modern, creative brand
• General administrative skills, as well as experience within a customer-facing sector
• Excellent communication skills
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Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Xero experience in a previous role (essential) • AAT qualified or equivalent preferred • Meticulous, organised and methodical • Internet savvy • Ability to troubleshoot independently • A desire to take a big part in the establishment of Pitchup.com as a modern, creative brand • General administrative skills, as well as experience within a customer-facing sector • Excellent communication skills • Switched on