Part-time Bookkeeper (British company)

This is a remote position.

A growing firm of accountants in the UK servicing a largely South African client base requires a remote, part-time qualified Bookkeeper with Xero experience for 15 – 20 hours per week.

The ideal candidate will be required to do client bookkeeping on Xero including the use of Hubdoc and Autoentry.  The Bookkeeper will work with other accountants in the team to support the work they do for clients.

Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of the Xero bookkeeping processes for clients
• Liaise with clients by phone and email on supporting invoices and receipts for transactions
• Process invoices and receipts in Hubdoc or Autoentry
• Complete Xero bank reconciliations and ensure these agree to actual bank statement balances
• Proactively resolve any open points or queries
• Assist with journal entries, calculating depreciation, prepayments, accruals, etc up to the Trial Balance level
• Reviewing overdue debtors and overdue creditors
• Providing clients with debtor and creditor listings periodically
• Ensuring all aspects of Xero are maintained and up to date
• Completing any ad-hoc tasks

Requirements

• Relevant bookkeeping qualifications required
• Significant Xero experience is essential
• Previous experience in an accounting firm environment 
• Demonstrable understanding of debits and credits in journals
• Computer literate and familiar with Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Working experience on Xero, Hub-doc, or Autoentry
• First-language English speaker with a good command of the written and spoken English language

Benefits