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  • Accountant
    Accountant
    1 month ago
    £20–£30 hourly
    Part-time
    London

    Part-Time Ecommerce Accountant We are seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Part-Time Ecommerce Accountant to manage the financial operations of three UK VAT-registered ecommerce businesses. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accounting professional who understands the unique challenges of online retail and can work independently within a growing business environment. Key Responsibilities: • Bookkeeping and maintaining accurate financial records, • Preparing and submitting VAT returns, • Bank and payment gateway reconciliations, • Payroll processing and HMRC compliance, • Managing supplier payments and expense records, • Monthly management reporting and financial summaries, • Monitoring cash flow and supporting budgeting activities, • Inventory and stock reconciliation support, • Liaising with external accountants when required Essential Requirements: • Previous accounting experience within a UK business environment, • Strong understanding of UK VAT, PAYE, payroll, and HMRC requirements, • Previous ecommerce accounting experience is essential, • Experience reconciling Shopify, Amazon, eBay, payment gateways, and marketplace settlements, • Experience using Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, or similar accounting software, • Strong Excel skills, • Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills Desirable Skills & Experience: • Experience managing multiple companies/entities, • Experience with inventory-based businesses, • AAT qualified, part-qualified ACCA/CIMA, or equivalent practical experience About You: • Highly organised and proactive, • Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision, • Professional, reliable, and trustworthy, • Strong problem-solving and communication skills Working Arrangements: • Approximately 16–24 hours per week, • Hybrid role – applicants must be able to attend our office in Chingford (E4) at least 1–2 days per week, • This is not a fully remote position, • £20–£30 per hour, depending on experience Please apply with your CV, availability, expected hourly rate, and notice period.

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  • General Manager
    General Manager
    10 days ago
    £13–£14 hourly
    Full-time
    London

    Job Title: General Manager – Suuyar Restaurant (Peckham) Location: Peckham, London (multi-site role covering 2 restaurants + street food) Type: Full-time, permanent About Us Suuyar Restaurant is a thriving Nigerian/African-inspired spot in Peckham, known for authentic suya and a popular all-you-can-eat buffet on Fridays–Sundays. With two restaurants and a busy street food operation, we’re growing fast and need a strong leader to help us scale while delivering excellent food and service. The Role You will take full operational responsibility for day-to-day running across our sites, reporting directly to the owner. This is a hands-on leadership position perfect for someone who wants to run venues like their own business. Key Responsibilities: Lead, schedule, train, and motivate staff teams; handle recruitment and performance. Manage staff shifts and ensure smooth front-of-house and kitchen operations. Oversee social media engagement, Google reviews, and guest feedback. Maintain accurate records for bookkeeping, stock, VAT, and daily finances (support from accountant provided). Ensure full compliance with health & safety, fire regulations, food hygiene, and alcohol licensing obligations (critical). Act as (or support) the Designated Premises Supervisor. Drive performance during peak times, including the busy weekend buffet. Work with the owner on business improvements and problem-solving. Requirements: Proven experience as a General Manager, Operations Manager, or senior role in a busy restaurant/pub/hospitality setting (multi-site advantage). Valid UK Personal Alcohol Licence (essential) and experience as DPS. Strong knowledge of UK licensing laws, health & safety, and food regulations. Excellent leadership, communication, and customer service skills. Organised with good IT/admin skills (rotas, basic reporting). Right to work in the UK. Passion for African cuisine or hospitality a big plus! What We Offer: Competitive salary and bonus tied to performance. Opportunity to shape a growing local business. Supportive owner who wants to step back from daily ops. Meals on shift and a vibrant team environment. If you’re a proactive leader ready to take ownership and help us thrive, apply with your CV and a short note on why you’re a great fit.

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  • Account Assistant
    Account Assistant
    17 days ago
    £14–£17 hourly
    Full-time
    London

    Where's My Salad 📍 Leather Lane, London EC1N 💷 £30,000 – £35,000 per year 🕒 Full-Time | Permanent | Hybrid About Us Where's My Salad is a fresh food and coffee concept serving globally inspired salads, wraps, sandwiches, protein bowls, breakfast pots and grab-and-go products from the heart of Central London. As we continue to grow, we are looking for an Accounts & Finance Assistant to support the day-to-day financial operations of the business and help maintain accurate records across purchasing, sales and supplier accounts. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys working with numbers, staying organised and supporting a growing business behind the scenes. The Role You will work closely with management and external accountants to ensure financial records are accurate, suppliers are paid on time and key financial information is maintained across the business. The role combines finance administration, supplier management and reporting responsibilities within a growing hospitality operation. Key Responsibilities • Process supplier invoices and purchase orders, • Maintain accurate financial and supplier records, • Reconcile bank accounts and supplier statements, • Assist with accounts payable and accounts receivable, • Monitor supplier payments and outstanding balances, • Support payroll administration and staff expense processing, • Assist with VAT preparation and financial documentation, • Prepare weekly sales and cost reports, • Support stock and food cost reporting, • Liaise with suppliers, accountants and service providers when required What We're Looking For • Previous experience in accounts, finance administration or bookkeeping, • Good understanding of basic accounting principles, • Strong attention to detail and accuracy, • Good Excel and Microsoft Office skills, • Experience with Xero, QuickBooks or similar accounting software preferred, • Organised and able to manage multiple tasks effectively What We Offer • Competitive salary, • Hybrid working arrangement, • Employee food and drink discount, • Training and development opportunities, • Opportunity to grow with a developing business If you enjoy working with numbers and want to be part of a growing company from an early stage, we'd love to hear from you.

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  • Office manager/Admin
    Office manager/Admin
    18 days ago
    £35000 yearly
    Part-time
    Childs Hill, Barnet

    Job Title: Office & External Relations Administrator Location: NW London Position Type: Part-Time (Monday–Friday, TBC) About Us We are a dynamic and expanding property management and investment company based in NW London. We manage a diverse and expanding portfolio of residential and commercial properties. As the business continues to scale, we are seeking a highly organised and proactive individual to support office operations, external stakeholder coordination, and administrative functions across the Group. Role Overview The Office & External Relations Administrator plays a central role in ensuring the smooth operation of the office, supporting the CEO and coordinating with partners, suppliers, and external stakeholders across property and finance. The role requires strong organisation, clear communication, and the confidence to manage a broad range of responsibilities in a busy, growing business. Key Responsibilities Office Operations & Administration • Oversee daily office operations, ensuring an organised and professional work environment., • Prepare documents, maintain filing systems, and ensure administrative records are up to date., • Manage data entry, database maintenance, and reporting on property-related and internal records. • Monitor office supplies, technology, and general office upkeep. Executive & Team Support • Provide administrative support to the CEO, including diary management, meeting scheduling, and occasional PA tasks. • Support the wider team, including property managers and external finance contacts with administrative and compliance-related tasks. External Relations & Communication • Act as a key liaison for external vendors and other third parties., • Handle incoming communications (phone, email, and post) professionally and efficiently., • Build and maintain strong working relationships with external property management and finance/accounting teams. • Process invoices, manage supplier communications, and maintain accurate financial records., • Coordinate with external accountants and finance partners to support smooth financial workflows. Property & Compliance Coordination • Assist, where necessary, with coordinating project work, and tracking follow-up actions., • Support the creation and maintenance of organised processes, tracking systems, and compliance-related documentation. • Maintain systems to ensure timely completion of property and administrative tasks. Skills & Qualifications • Proven office administration experience: property-related sector experience is helpful but not essential. • Excellent organisational and multitasking abilities, with strong attention to detail., • Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills., • Proficiency in Microsoft Office; ability to learn new software quickly., • Ability to work independently while contributing effectively to a small team., • Confident liaising with external suppliers, contractors, or professional service partners., • Basic finance or bookkeeping knowledge is desirable but not essential. Hours • Part-Time: (Monday–Friday, TBC) Benefits • Competitive salary based on experience, • Opportunities for career development within a growing organisation, • Supportive, collaborative, and stable work environment

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  • Operations Manager
    Operations Manager
    2 months ago
    £30000–£45000 yearly
    Full-time
    Nine Elms, London

    Operations Manager — Produce Network We supply fresh produce to some of London's best restaurants. While most of the city sleeps, our team is at wholesale markets hand-picking produce that lands in restaurant kitchens before breakfast service. It's fast, physical, and relentless — and right now we're a team of 3 doing the work of 10. We need the fourth. This role in one paragraph You'll run the operational engine of a growing wholesale business. Client calls, order coordination, daily reconciliation, bookkeeping, problem-solving, phone ringing — all of it is yours. You're the first person clients speak to and the last person to check that yesterday's numbers add up. If something goes wrong overnight — a wrong delivery, a short order, a supplier issue — you're the one who finds out, fixes it, and makes sure the client knows before they have to chase us. You own the daytime operation the way our Night Operations Manager owns the night. Between the two of you, the business runs 24 hours. What you'll actually do every day You're the client's main contact. Orders come in via WhatsApp, phone, and email. You process them, confirm them, flag anything unusual. When a chef calls at 8:15 AM asking where their herbs are, you already know the answer because you've read the night report and checked the dispatch log. You don't wait for problems to come to you — you call the client before they call you. That's the difference between an assistant and an operator. You coordinate the fix when things go wrong. Produce wholesale is not a clean business. Items get substituted, deliveries run late, a crate arrives damaged. When it happens, you own the resolution: investigate, coordinate with the night team or drivers, arrange the fix (re-delivery, credit note, replacement), close the loop with the client, and log the whole thing. If the same problem shows up three times, you're the person who flags it as a process issue — not just an incident. You reconcile everything, every day. What was ordered vs what was received from suppliers vs what was dispatched vs what was invoiced. Purchase orders matched against supplier invoices. Sales orders matched against customer invoices. Inventory tracked. Shortages flagged before they become emergencies. You produce a daily summary the founder reviews in 5 minutes — clean, accurate, no surprises. If you're the kind of person who finds satisfaction in numbers that balance, this will be your favourite part of the job. You run the books. Day-to-day bookkeeping in QuickBooks or Xero: bank feeds, invoices, bills, categorisation. Debtor chasing — politely on the due date, firmly at 3 days overdue, escalated to the founder at 30 days. Weekly financial summary. Monthly close support. You maintain the product cost data that powers margin tracking — weekly updates, no exceptions. The founder makes pricing and growth decisions based on numbers you produce. They have to be right. You own the phone. The main business line rings and you answer it. Existing clients with questions, prospective clients with enquiries, suppliers with updates. You're professional, you're warm, you handle what you can and route what you can't. For new enquiries, you capture the details, qualify the lead, and hand it to the founder. You support outbound sales — managing the email pipeline, scheduling meetings, preparing documents. When a new account closes, you run the onboarding playbook. Who we're looking for — honestly We're not looking for a CV. We're looking for a specific type of person. You're the person who walks into a room and notices what's broken before anyone tells you. You fix things that aren't your job because leaving them broken bothers you. You write things down because you know you'll forget otherwise. You don't need to be chased — you chase other people. When something goes wrong, your instinct is to understand why, not to find someone to blame. You're comfortable saying "I don't know, but I'll find out" and then actually finding out. You're comfortable making a decision with 80% of the information because waiting for 100% means the client is already unhappy. You're comfortable being wrong sometimes, because you know that the person who never makes a mistake is the person who never does anything. You probably have some experience in operations, admin, or office management — ideally at a small business where you wore multiple hats. Maybe you've worked in food, hospitality, or wholesale. Maybe you haven't, but you've run the back end of something and you know what it feels like when everything depends on you not dropping the ball. Essential: Strong written and spoken English · comfortable with numbers, spreadsheets, and accounting tools · self-directed (you manage yourself, we don't manage you) · able to hold 5 priorities at once without losing any · honest about mistakes · quick to learn new software (Airtable, QuickBooks/Xero, Lemlist) · right to work in the UK. Preferred: Bookkeeping experience or QuickBooks/Xero familiarity · food, hospitality, or wholesale background · complaint handling or fast-paced customer service experience · inventory or stock management exposure. Nice to have: AAT qualification · Airtable or CRM experience · knowledge of the London restaurant scene. Why this job is worth your time Most operations roles are dead ends. This one isn't. Here's why. We're a team of 3, growing fast. The person who takes this role will — within months, not years — understand every part of how a wholesale business works: client management, supply chain, financial control, inventory, sales. That's not because we'll send you on a training course. It's because you'll be doing all of it, every day, from week one. The explicit deal: start at £33k. Hit your 3-month performance review targets and move to £38k. Hit your 12-month targets and move to £45k. These aren't vague promises — they're structured milestones tied to specific outcomes we'll agree together in your first week. The long-term path is Chief Operating Officer. That's not a title we're dangling to attract applicants — it's a gap that actually exists in the business and needs to be filled by someone who's earned it from the inside. The founder wants to focus on growth and strategy. The person who proves they can run the day-to-day operation — and then improve it — becomes the person who runs it permanently. The full picture • Hours: 8 AM – 6 PM, Monday to Friday, • Location: London (on-site, not remote — the work requires being where the operation is), • Salary: £33,000 → £38,000 at 3 months → £45,000 at 12 months, all performance-linked, • Title progression: Operations Manager → Head of Operations → COO, • Team: you'll be the 4th person in a tight, high-trust team, • Culture: direct, honest, fast. We tell each other when things are wrong and we fix them together. No politics, no layers, no waiting for permission

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