Part-time experienced accounts assistant/bookkeeper - office-based flexible hours - united kingdom, highbury, london

role title: part-time accounts assistant / bookkeeper

location: office-based at highbury grove, london n5

hours: 4 hours per day, 5 days per week – working hours flexible

line manager: commercial director

olverum is a luxury natural wellbeing and beauty brand originally created in 1931, with distribution in the uk and usa and with a growing presence in europe. we are a small but growing team and, as such, all team members have a wide remit.

we currently have a part-time vacancy for an experienced accounts assistant/bookkeeper. reporting to the commercial director initially, the accounts assistant/bookkeeper will be responsible for the following:

purchase ledger management

invoicing staff expenses
purchase payments
request and or query pos
efficient process and payment of stock invoices
efficient process and timely payment of component invoices
liaise with suppliers on queries
supplier account reconciliations
review the aged creditors and aged debtors on a weekly basis
collate & process credit card and cash expenses

payment runs - sterling & forex

uk payment runs - generate & send remittance advice for all payments
fx payment runs - generate & send remittance advice for all payments
bank - current account a- process transactions & reconcile
bank current account b- process transactions & reconcile
bank forex partner cashbook - process & reconcile

sales ledger

process sales orders in quickbooks
process and allocate customer receipts
chase delinquent accounts according to agreed company timelines

​month end:

month end journals – fixed assets, salary, stock, prepayments & accruals
process & prepare payroll
prepare monthly management accounts, balance sheet, p&l, aged debtors & creditors and cashflows

quarter end:

prepare, finalise and submit the vat return for the quarter

miscellaneous tasks including but not limited to e.g. customer data maintenance, ons submission, childcare vouchers etc.

interpersonal skills

an entrepreneurial mindset
proactive individual who is a team player
honesty, integrity, reliability
excellent written and verbal communication skills
high attention to detail and organisational skills
experience of working in a team

skills and qualifications

technical skills

part qualified aat /acca – intermediate level.

excellent ms suite skills with intermediate to advanced excel skills

sage software experience would be beneficial (sage accounts 50)

sage or other payroll experience would be beneficial

experience in preparation of month end management accounts

analytical skills, computer skills and understanding of data privacy standards.

interpersonal skills

an entrepreneurial mindset

proactive individual who is a team player

honesty, integrity, reliability

excellent written and verbal communication skills

high attention to detail and organisational skills

experience of working in a team

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