Part-Time Bookkeeper: UK Payroll, VAT & Multi-Currency

AWD online; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday (pro rata)

Private health & life insurance

Auto enrolment pension

Hybrid/home working

Job summary

AWD online is seeking an experienced Bookkeeper to own a mature bookkeeping, payroll and finance operations process in a small technology consultancy. Hybrid/cambridge based, 12.5 hours/week, part‑time with fixed days to fit payroll cycles.

The role covers supplier invoices, VAT, payments, invoicing, payroll coordination (UK/Poland) and month‑end close with board data support. Salary £25,000–£35,000 pro rata plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience running the full bookkeeping cycle for a small business without day‑to‑day supervision.
• UK payroll experience, including RTI submissions, NEST auto enrolment pensions and year‑end processes.
• Practical UK VAT knowledge, including reverse charge and overseas suppliers, with the ability to explain your reasoning.
• Multi‑currency bookkeeping and exchange rate handling experience.
• Working knowledge of Xero, or clear confidence picking up a new finance system quickly.
• Credit control experience, with a polite but persistent approach to chasing overdue accounts.
• Reliability against fixed dates, as payroll and payment dates do not move.
• AAT Level 2 or 3 qualification, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full operational finance cycle, including supplier invoices and bank reconciliations.
• Oversee monthly customer invoicing and credit control.
• Coordinate UK and Polish payroll and liaise with the payroll bureau.
• Post month‑end journals and support board reporting.

Skills

Bookkeeping

UK Payroll

VAT Knowledge

Multi‑currency

Xero

Credit Control

Reliability

AAT Level 2/3

Education

AAT Level 2/3

Tools

Hubdoc

Xero

Job description

AWD online is seeking an experienced Bookkeeper to own a mature bookkeeping, payroll and finance operations process in a small technology consultancy. Hybrid/cambridge based, 12.5 hours/week, part‑time with fixed days to fit payroll cycles.

The role covers supplier invoices, VAT, payments, invoicing, payroll coordination (UK/Poland) and month‑end close with board data support. Salary £25,000–£35,000 pro rata plus benefits.