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Sip Champagnes, une start-up innovante et éthique, recherche un comptable/bookkeeper partiellement qualifié pour un travail à distance jusqu'à trois jours par semaine. Le candidat idéal aura une expérience significative en comptabilité, une maîtrise de Xero, et sera capable de préparer des comptes de gestion de manière autonome. Ce rôle offre une flexibilité avec un engagement initial de 6 mois, et des opportunités d'extension à mesure que l'entreprise se développe.
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Sip Champagnes is an award winning innovative and ethical e-commerce start-up established in June 2020. Our mission is to revolutionise the Champagne market by introducing consumers from across the globe to small-scale artisan Champagne.
The Role
We are presently seeking a part-qualified accountant/bookkeeper (ACCA, AAT, CIMA or similar) to work remotely for up to three days per week (ideally two). You will take ownership of day-to-day bookkeeping in Xero and deliver accurate, timely management accounts, reporting directly to the Co-founder & CEO.
Key Responsibilities
Daily / Weekly
- Post purchase invoices received via Hubdoc/Xero
- Update Xero and reconcile all bank feeds
- Maintain inter-company loan/current-account postings
- Update third-party sales from the stock finance company and record any 'off-book' transactions
Month-end
- Shopify Gift-Subscriptions – run schedule, identify deferred vs current revenue, post journals
- Bonded warehouse – allocate and post duty invoices; reconcile to C79 import VAT statements
- Reconcile the stock finance company account (sales invoiced by them; payments to producers)
- Prepare and post month-end stock-sheet entries
Reporting
- Prepare management accounts pack (P&L;, balance sheet, cash-flow, KPIs) within 6 working days of month end
- Highlight variances and investigate with the executive team
- Assist with year-end file for external accountants
Essential Experience & Skills
- Part-qualified (passed at least one professional level; not necessarily continuing).
- 3+ years in a small accountancy practice or outsourced finance function.
- Advanced Xero user; comfortable with Hubdoc, bank rules and multi-currency.
- Solid bookkeeping foundations – double-entry, accruals, prepayments, deferred revenue.
- Confident preparing management accounts unaided.
- Good working knowledge of UK VAT, import duty, C79s and inter-company entries.
- Strong Excel/Google-Sheets skills; able to manipulate large CSV exports (Shopify, stock finance company).
- Excellent written and verbal English; able to communicate clearly with non-finance colleagues.
- Prior exposure to Shopify, stock finance company and/or bonded warehouse stock accounting.
- Experience with inventory or wine/food & drink sectors.
Type: Freelance/contractor (Outside IR35, own Ltd/PSC)
Time commitment: Up to 3 days per week (ideally 2 days; approximately 15–22.5 hrs). Core overlap with
09:00–17:00 UK time.
Initial term: 6 months, with scope to extend or increase days as the business grows.
Equipment: You supply a secure computer and internet; we provide cloud software licences.
Reporting line: Direct to Co-founder & CEO.
KPIs: Bank reconciled within 24 hrs; Purchase invoices posted within 48 hrs; Month-end pack issued ≤ day 6
How to Apply
Email your CV, day-rate expectation and earliest start date to careers@sipchampagnes.com. Short-listed
applicants will be asked to complete a short Xero skills test and an interview with the CEO.
Please note: Only applications sent via email will be considered.
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