Accounts Assistant

Nottingham Secret Garden & CookieShake

Accounts Assistant

£26208

Nottingham Secret Garden & CookieShake, The Park, City of Nottingham

  • Part time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 1 week ago, 20 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 92bd97059bc049e887a0d66734657a5d

Full Job Description

As our business grows we need someone to maintain records of financial transactions by establishing accounts, posting transactions and ensuring legal requirements and compliance. The job will entail the following duties:

  • Recording financial transactions

  • Balancing accounts

  • Handling accounts payable and receivable

  • Completing tax forms and VAT returns

  • Managing profit and loss statements and balance sheet

  • Paying regular bills for the company

  • Maintaining company ledgers

  • Handling client invoices by recording and approving or denying the payments

  • Appropriately coding payables to prepare them for the accountant's input later

  • Distributing money appropriately to various departments within the company

  • Invoicing deliveries and paying vendors for their goods and services

  • Maintaining office supplies by keeping an inventory and ordering new supplies as needed

  • Preparing purchase orders in accordance with requests for materials

  • Handling subsidiary accounts

  • Filing historical records and retrieving necessary documents as needed for others

  • Researching and complying with federal, state, and local requirements as they pertain to the company's operations and financial activities

  • Monitoring debt levels and ensuring compliance with debt covenants

  • Recording cash receipts and handling bank deposits

  • Maintaining petty cash

  • Preparing information for auditors

  • Keeping an annual company budget

  • Providing administrative and clerical support as needed

  • Calculating and Processing employees wages

  • Calculating and sending payments to HMRC

  • Additional bookkeeping duties as designated by management


  • Knowledge of the above is essential, and the successful candidate needs to be able to use the software: Free Agent & Moneysoft. If you are able to use other accounting and payroll software the skills are easily transferable.

    The job will be based between Nottingham city centre working from home. The successful candidate will predominantly work from home, but will need to come in once a fortnight to pick up receipts.

    Job Type / Category

    The successful individual will be working roughly 12-20 hours a week at a time of their choosing. This role is suited to someone that is looking for a part time role to supplement their income.

    We are looking for someone with bookkeeping experience and that is proficient in using accounting software, for example Sage.,
  • bookkeeping: 2 years (required)

    Discounted or free food

  • Employee discount

  • Store discount