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We are seeking a detail-oriented Bookkeeper /Accounts Assistant to join a creative talent agency. We are specifically looking for a junior accountant with experience in a creative agency, talent or model agency who wants to progress into a Assistant Accountant. The team are in 4 days in their office in central London working from home Mondays (10AM- 6PM) and benefit from working summer hours in August (PM) Days to Day Daily data entry and maintain accurate financial records using accounting software (Xero and Salesforce) Weekly credit control Accounts receivable ( daily invoice preparation for review, processing and sending it to customer) Process accounts payable (supplier invoices and processing payment) Talent account reconciliation daily - Reconcile received payments against invoices Bank reconciliations including model recharges to Xero/Salesforce and allocate to payments for payment run Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts Post journals and maintain general ledger entries as required Maintaining Booker finance system & remittance system Monitor cash flow Handle cash and credit card expenses Support with VAT returns and compliance Liaise with suppliers, models, and internal departments as needed Assist with year-end audit preparation with external auditor Maintain organised and up-to-date financial files and documentation Essential: Proven experience in a bookkeeping or accounts assistant role in a creative agency preferably talent Proficiency in accounting software Xero Strong Microsoft Excel and general IT skills Excellent attention to detail and accuracy Good organisational and time-management skills Strong communication skills, both written and verbal Ability to work independently and proactively Desirable: Experience in preparing VAT returns Experience in a talent agency or creative industry environment Experience in multi-currency transactions including invoicing, payments, and reconciliation Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

The Consultancy Group are working with a global Retail brand with a rich heritage and a forward-looking mindset. As our Accounts Receivable Accountant, you will play an important role in ensuring the smooth running of daily cash and credit control processes, while developing your expertise in an international, fast-moving business environment. Responsibilities • Record and reconcile daily cash receipts, ensuring all cash transactions are accurately posted and aligned with related sales or return entries., • Monitor and manage store cash balances, coordinate cash collections, maintain floats, and investigate discrepancies., • Oversee gift card operations for both retail and e-commerce, including reconciliations for gift cards, store credits, and customer reward programs., • Take responsibility for designated balance sheet accounts, ensuring timely and accurate reconciliations., • Process and reconcile monthly department store settlements covering loyalty programs and e-commerce activities., • Provide financial support for store openings and closures, ensuring smooth transitions., • Contribute to credit control tasks by preparing customer invoices, uploading data to client portals, and allocating incoming payments. What we are looking for Knowledge: • Strong grasp of accounting fundamentals, including double-entry bookkeeping and reconciliations., • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with advanced Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, XLOOKUPs, reconciliations)., • Knowledge of SAP or similar ERP systems considered advantageous. Benefits • Salary of £30,000–33,000, • Clothing allowance (taxable benefit), • 50% discount including sale items (25% in outlets), • 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, • Extra day off for your birthday, • 2 paid volunteering days per year, • Enhanced pension contributions, • Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Accounting and outsourced CFO services for startups and scale ups. Accounting and Bookkeeping company for startups and scale ups. Experience selling accounting solutions is ideal or a financial service.

Client Manager Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 Location: North West London An established and growing accountancy firm is seeking an experienced Client Manager to join their friendly and supportive team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to take ownership of a client portfolio and play an active role in delivering high-quality service to a range of SME clients. Responsibilities • Manage a portfolio of clients, acting as the main point of contact for day-to-day queries and ongoing support., • Review year-end accounts, management accounts, and tax returns prepared by junior team members., • Oversee bookkeeping, VAT returns, and compliance deadlines to ensure timely delivery., • Provide advisory support to clients on accounting, systems, and business performance., • Supervise, mentor, and support junior staff with their development and workload., • Liaise with HMRC, banks, and external stakeholders when required., • Identify opportunities to enhance client relationships and improve internal efficiency. Requirements • Qualified or finalist (ACA / ACCA) with experience in an accountancy practice., • Previous experience managing a client portfolio and supervising junior staff., • Strong working knowledge of accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks, or IRIS., • Excellent communication skills and a proactive approach to client service., • Strong organisational skills and attention to detail. Benefits • Competitive salary depending on experience, • Hybrid working pattern., • Flexible working available after successful completion of probation., • Ongoing professional development and support for further qualifications., • Friendly, collaborative team environment with progression opportunities.

Role Type: Full Time Remote (right to work in UK required) Office Hours: Flexible, generally aligned with standard UK office hours ±1 hour Annual Salary: £35k - £45k Socket is a next-generation software platform powering the client engagement operations of accounting and bookkeeping firms across the UK, Australia and New Zealand. What's the opportunity? 🤔 We’re a fast-growing SaaS company helping accounting and bookkeeping firms strengthen client relationships through smart engagement tools. Our mission is to make every client interaction effortless and meaningful - we do that through clean design, automation, and thoughtful engineering. We’re looking for a Full-Stack Software Engineer to join our small but mighty team. You’ll work across the tech stack, from database design to polished front-end features, and play a key role in building the next generation of our platform. This is a hands-on role for a pragmatic, self-managing engineer who enjoys problem-solving, experimenting, and delivering well-crafted, tested solutions with minimal oversight. We run a lean, high-impact team where every engineer has ownership and the freedom to innovate. If you thrive in environments with autonomy and accountability, you’ll fit right in. What will I be doing? 🚀 • Design, build, and maintain features across our stack (Postgres, Laravel PHP, React + TypeScript)., • Take full ownership of features from concept to deployment, including writing tests and conducting your own smoke testing., • Collaborate with a distributed team via async communication (we use Loom extensively)., • Work closely with our founders and product team to iterate on ideas and deliver value quickly., • Contribute to improving our engineering culture, documentation, and processes. What skills do I need? 📖 There’s really no such thing as the perfect candidate or previous experience - the main thing is that you are bringing enthusiasm, energy and a desire to learn. So please don’t hesitate to apply, even if you don’t tick every box on this page! • 3+ years of professional full-stack experience., • Strong understanding of modern PHP (Laravel framework preferred)., • Solid experience with React and TypeScript., • Proficiency in SQL, particularly PostgreSQL., • Comfortable working with source control, e.g. Git and GitHub, • Excellent communication and documentation habits, especially in async environments., • Comfortable working with minimal supervision and managing your own workload., • A pragmatic mindset: you test your work, think about maintainability, and don’t need a PM looking over your shoulder. Bonus skills & attributes 🙌 • Exposure to the accounting and bookkeeping industry., • Experience with automated testing and CI/CD pipelines., • An interest and enthusiasm for exploring how AI can help both our customers and our internal workflows. Benefits 😍 • Work in a small, high-trust team where your work has a visible impact., • Flexible, fully remote setup., • Autonomy to experiment, make decisions, and ship meaningful work., • Be part of a growing SaaS company shaping how accountants engage their clients.

Role Type: Full Time Remote (right to work in UK required) Office Hours: Flexible, generally aligned with standard UK office hours ±1 hour Annual Salary: £55k - £70k Socket is a next-generation software platform powering the client engagement operations of accounting and bookkeeping firms across the UK, Australia and New Zealand. What's the opportunity? 🤔 We’re a fast-growing SaaS company helping accounting and bookkeeping firms strengthen client relationships through smart engagement tools. Our mission is to make every client interaction effortless and meaningful - we do that through clean design, automation, and thoughtful engineering. We’re now looking for our first Site Reliability Engineer to join the team. You’ll play a foundational role in designing and scaling the infrastructure that powers our platform - ensuring it’s secure, performant, and resilient as we grow. This is a hands-on role for a pragmatic engineer who loves building automation, improving reliability, and helping developers move fast without breaking things. You’ll shape our DevOps culture from the ground up and work closely with our founders and engineers to create systems that scale elegantly and safely. What will I be doing? 🚀 • Design, build, and maintain reliable infrastructure for our SaaS platform (currently Laravel, Postgres, React + TypeScript)., • Implement robust monitoring, alerting, and observability tools to ensure system health and uptime., • Manage cloud environments (AWS, Laravel Cloud) often using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)., • Improve and own CI/CD pipelines to make deployments faster and safer., • Automate repetitive tasks - provisioning, scaling, testing, backups, etc., • Establish SLOs, SLIs, and incident management processes appropriate for a growing SaaS product., • Partner with developers to embed reliability practices in every layer of the stack., • Help define our approach to security, cost optimisation, and compliance., • Contribute to software development projects when time permits. What skills do I need? 📖 We know there’s no perfect candidate - enthusiasm, curiosity, and a willingness to learn count just as much. If you’re excited by the idea of building reliable systems that empower a small team to move quickly, we’d love to hear from you! • 3+ years of experience in a DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering role., • Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS preferred)., • Proficiency with Docker and container orchestration., • Experience managing CI/CD pipelines (AWS, GitHub Actions, etc.)., • Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)., • Solid scripting or programming ability (e.g. Bash, Python, Go, PHP)., • Excellent documentation and communication skills in async environments., • A pragmatic mindset - automate what matters, don’t over-engineer. Bonus skills & attributes 🙌 • Exposure to the accounting and bookkeeping industry., • Experience supporting SaaS products or multi-tenant systems., • Familiarity with Laravel, Postgres, or TypeScript environments., • Interest in site security, compliance, or incident response practices., • Passion for creating calm, resilient systems that let teams sleep better at night. Benefits 😍 • Work in a small, high-trust team where your work has a visible impact., • Flexible, fully remote setup., • Autonomy to shape our infrastructure and reliability culture from scratch., • Be part of a growing SaaS company shaping how accountants engage their clients. Send us your CV, a few lines about what excites you about this role, and a Loom video walking through something you’ve automated or built - we look forward to meeting you!

Services include business accounting, tax returns, tax planning, bookkeeping, VAT returns, payroll, financial planning – pensions and investments, mortgages and protection. As our Assistant Accountant, you will be responsible for supporting the operation of the business, both in accounting and adm

Working closely with internal teams to ensure all contractual commitments and client‑specific performance targets are met. Analysing financial statements, management reports, and bookkeeping for a range of clients. Attending client meetings to provide expert accounting advice.

Collaborate with external accountants and auditors to ensure smooth financial audits and filings. Maintain and oversee the day-to-day bookkeeping activities of UK-based restaurant and other group entities in line with local accounting principles. Track and review the limited financial statements of

About the Role: This Practice Accountant position in Watford is ideal for someone with strong bookkeeping and management accounting experience within a practice environment. Practice Accountant at Insite Group. About You: You're a detail-oriented accounting professional with practical experience in

We are seeking a detail-oriented part-time Bookkeeper fluent in Chinese to assist with financial record-keeping, invoicing, and reporting. Prior bookkeeping or accounting experience.

As one of our regional Customer Marketing Leads, you'll serve in a dual capacity: developing the global strategy for Accounting Bookkeeping (AB) advisory boards and executing local programs for both AB and Small Business (SB) segments in your region. Work closely with product, marketing, and leaders

Our client is seeking to recruit a Bookkeeper who has an expert knowledge of bookkeeping, VAT and basic accounting skills together with a high level of IT skills, particularly on.

Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts. Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to

A well-established British manufacturer with international operations, including in France.Salary: up to £30,000 per annum.Main duties: You will be offering support with administrative and accounting operations to the sales teams in both the UK and France.Performing general bookkeeping tasks, inclu

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented junior professional with strong analytical skills and a passion for leveraging technology to optimize accounting processes. In doing this, you will work closely with finance and technology teams to implement automation tools for accounting and reporting funct

A proven track record in a similar Accounts Assistant or Hotel Accounting role with exposure to a number of accounting functions, ideally gained in a similar ‘Lifestyle’ multi-site restaurant or multi-outlet hotel sector. Prior experience of using Data Plus accounting software, Birch Street Purc

A good knowledge of accounts up to Trial Balance and double entry is preferred, as well as proficiency in Excel and Xero Accounting package.

Established in 1997 as the first manufacturer of sushi for the UK supermarket industry, Taiko has evolved into the most innovative manufacturer of Sushi, Food To Go, Prepared Meals and Snacking products in the UK, supplying Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s to name a few.Over the past 25 years Taiko

Audit & Accounts Assistant Manager – London.Respected London firm with a diverse client base.Mixed audit and accounts role - with scope to explore other areas.Supportive culture and genuine work-life balance.GPN Recruitment are working with a well-established independent firm based in London w

Our client is a fast-growing and reputable accountancy firm based in Mayfair, London.They work with a number of high profile clients from the entertainment industry; including actors, TV presenters, talent agencies and theatres.The firm also work with clients from other sectors, such as luxury reta

You’ll gain exposure to year-end accounting, audits, VAT submissions, month-end analysis, and support with reporting to senior stakeholders. Manage daily bookkeeping, including purchase and sales ledger entries.

This part-time bookkeeper role will see you : Controlling the day to day accounts such as purchase ledger & sales ledger Processing Bank transactions Processing supplier invoices Setting up new customer accounts Bank Reconciliation's Management accounts reporting such as P&L reports Managing P

Are you studying towards (or recently qualified with) AAT and looking for the next step in your accounting career? This boutique tax-led accountancy firm, with 50+ employees across two UK locations, is offering a fantastic opportunity to join their supportive London office as part of a close-knit A

You will hold responsibility for a portfolio of clients, liaising with clients, and other members of the team to service their bookkeeping needs. Manage bookkeeping for a portfolio of clients, ensuring all records are accurate and up to date. Process sales and purchase invoices, bank transactions,

Accounts Assistant Manager– Boutique Creative/ Music Firm – London.Are you an Accounts Senior or Assistant Manager wanting to work with international touring musicians?.Do you want the opportunity to gain experience with complex tax planning.Our client specialises in the entertainment in

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Bookkeeper to join our small but dynamic accounting practice team.

Senior Accounts Assistant Finance - Taiko - Finance Contract: Full Time Salary: 32000-34000 Contracted Hours: 40 Established in 1997 as the first manufacturer of sushi for the UK supermarket industry, Taiko has evolved into the most innovative manufacturer of Sushi, Food To Go, Prep

Well organised and able to manage a portfolio of bookkeeping clients, able to work to deadlines and multitask. This firm offers a variety of services including audit, statutory and management accounts, taxation advice, bookkeeping, and payroll. The role will be based in the bookkeeping team.

Job Title: Accounts Assistant Location: Dumfries Full-time | Permanent Are you an experienced Accounts Assistant looking to join a welcoming, close-knit team where your work truly makes a difference? Ashley Kate Finance are proud to be supporting a family-run business based in Dumfries, who are look

Setup of new clients on bookkeeping software, predominantly Xero. Well organised and able to manage a portfolio of bookkeeping clients, able to work to deadlines and multitask. This firm offers a variety of services including audit, statutory and management accounts, taxation advice, bookkeeping, an

Established in 1997 as the first manufacturer of sushi for the UK supermarket industry, Taiko has evolved into the most innovative manufacturer of Sushi, Food To Go, Prepared Meals and Snacking products in the UK, supplying Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s to name a few.Over the past 25 years Taiko

This firm offers a variety of services including audit, statutory and management accounts, taxation advice, bookkeeping, and payroll. The role will be based in the bookkeeping team. Training of clients on the use of bookkeeping software such as Sage and Xero.

We are seeking experienced and proactive candidates with a strong background in purchase ledger and solid working knowledge of Sage accounting software.

Confident user of accounting and payroll software.

You will be responsible for all aspects of the company finances, accounting processes and monthly reporting in the most efficient manner.

This part-time bookkeeper role will see you : Controlling the day to day accounts such as purchase ledger & sales ledger Processing Bank transactions Processing supplier invoices Setting up new customer accounts Bank Reconciliation's Management accounts reporting such as P&L reports Managing Petty c

The team are in 4 days in their office in central London working from home Mondays (10AM- 6PM) and benefit from working summer hours in August (PM) Days to Day - Daily data entry and maintain accurate financial records using accounting software (Xero and Salesforce) - Weekly credit control - Accou

Senior Accounts Assistant Finance - Taiko - Finance Contract: Full Time Salary: 32000-34000 Contracted Hours: 40 Established in 1997 as the first manufacturer of sushi for the UK supermarket industry, Taiko has evolved into the most innovative manufacturer of Sushi, Food To Go, Prepared Meals and

Accounting & Bookkeeping: Redefining what it means to do Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax and Payroll thanks to our proprietary SleekBooks ledger, AI tools and exceptional customer service. Familiar with UK accounting standards and experience in bookkeeping for UK-based VAT-registered clients. Support t

We believe that bookkeeping is the foundation of accounting, and this role is pivotal in supporting our clients. We are a small Surrey-based accounting firm that has a standard of excellence recognized in the local community. Our clients are primarily owner-manager businesses looking to us for guida

Youll learn complex accounting techniques, and master a number of accounting disciplines including financial processes, advanced bookkeeping, final accounts and ethical practices for accountants. This level will encourage you to master more complex accounting principles in both Bookkeeping and Man

Providing bookkeeping and record-keeping support to clients. Reviewing and training outsourced bookkeeping staff.

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Part Time Bookkeeper in Amersham.A relatively small company with 10 permanent employees, requires a Bookkeeper to work one day per week, preferably on a set day but this is flexible.The role will ideally suit someone that is already working a few da

Whilst accounting is the core focus, the successful candidate will have additional responsibilities for wider office administration and compliance. Proven experience in bookkeeping or finance administration (AAT, CIMA, ACCA, QBE). Strong understanding of accounting principles and software.

Experience in bookkeeping, with a strong understanding of financial processes. This role involves a range of bookkeeping duties including client data input, reconciliations, and VAT return filings. The ideal candidate will be proficient in using various accounting software such as Sage, Xero, and Qu

Commercial Property Development.Bookkeeper/Assistant Accountant.On site - 5 days in the office.Assisting with Sales and Purchase ledgers.Preparation and reconciliation of Service Charge Budgets and Expenditure for Commercial Properties.Maintaining accurate and up to date financial records.Preparing

Oversee day-to-day bookkeeping and financial record management. Finance and bookkeeping qualifications and experience.