Bookkeeper - UK Clients - Remote

Sleek; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work available

1 month remote per year

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Generous PTO

Job summary

Sleek is seeking a detail‑oriented UK bookkeeper to handle accurate bookkeeping for a diverse portfolio of UK clients, ensuring VAT and non‑VAT compliance. You will report to the Senior Accountant and align with the Accounts Manager to keep records up to date and deadlines met.

You will work remotely, with flexibility to start early or late and even take one month of fully remote work per year. Experience with Xero and e‑commerce bookkeeping is essential, with a strong focus on accuracy and

Qualifications

• UK Tax & Compliance experience managing VAT and non-VAT clients.
• Broad bookkeeping exposure across multiple industries.
• E-commerce bookkeeping experience including gateways, multi-channel sales, and inventory.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate, timely, and compliant UK bookkeeping for a diverse client portfolio.
• Maintain flawless Xero records and ensure reconciliations within deadlines.
• Support the UK Accounts team and meet statutory timelines.
• Identify bottlenecks and improve efficiency across client workstreams.

Skills

UK Tax & Compliance

Multi-Industry Exposure

E-commerce Expertise

English Proficiency

Tools

Xero

Job description

Through proprietary software and AI, along with a focus on customer delight, Sleek makes the back-office easy for micro SMEs.

We give Entrepreneurs time back to focus on what they love doing - growing their business and being with customers. With a surging number of Entrepreneurs globally, we are innovating in a highly lucrative space.

We operate across 3 business segments:

Corporate Secretary: Automating the company incorporation, secretarial, filing, Nominee Director, mailroom and immigration processes via custom online robots and SleekSign. We are the market leaders in Singapore with ~5% market share of all new business incorporations

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

FinTech payments: Overcoming a key challenge for Entrepreneurs by offering digital banking services to new businesses

Sleek launched in 2017 and now has around 17,500 customers across our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and the UK. We have around 600 staff with an intact startup mindset. We have recently raised Series B financing off the back of >70% compound annual growth in Revenue over the last 5 years. Sleek has been recognised by The Financial Times, The Straits Times, Forbes and LinkedIn as one of the fastest growing companies in Asia. Backed by world-class investors, we are on track to be one of the few cash flow positive, tech-enabled unicorns based out of Asia Pacific.

Mission of the role

To deliver accurate, timely, and compliant bookkeeping for a diverse portfolio of UK clients (VAT and non-VAT). Reporting to the Senior Accountant feeding into the Accounts Manager, this role ensures all financial records are consistently up-to-date, hitting critical deadlines while providing high-quality support to the wider accounting team.

Key outcomes in the first 6–12 months

• Outcome 1: Maintain Flawless Xero Records — Ensure all client transactions are fully recorded, allocated, and perfectly reconciled in Xero within target deadlines.
• Outcome 2: Build Client Relationships — Establish strong, trusting relationships with your client portfolio, ensuring smooth communication and the timely collection of required financial documents.
• Outcome 3: Support the Accounts Team — Seamlessly integrate with the UK team, reliably assisting the Senior Accountant and Accounting Manager to ensure all departmental targets and statutory deadlines are met.
• Outcome 4: Drive Bookkeeping Efficiency — Identify process bottlenecks and proactively implement smarter ways of working to increase efficiency and speed across your portfolio's bookkeeping workflows.

Must-have experience

• UK Tax & Compliance: Proven track record handling both VAT returns and non-VAT registered clients.
• Multi-Industry Exposure: Broad bookkeeping experience across a wide variety of business sectors.
• E-commerce Expertise: Specific, demonstrable experience managing the complexities of e-commerce bookkeeping (e.g., handling payment gateways, multi-channel sales, inventory).
• Language Proficiency: Exceptional, grammatically correct written and spoken English (essential for an overseas hire managing direct UK client communications).
• Software: Strong proficiency in Xero.

Must-have attributes

• Meticulous Attention to Detail: Spots errors instantly and takes pride in 100% accurate data entry and reconciliations.
• Highly Organized & Deadline-Driven: Capable of juggling multiple clients at once without letting turnaround times slip.
• Proactive & Self-Motivated: Because this is an overseas role, they must be a self-starter who doesn't need to be micro-managed to get the work done.
• Adaptable: Quick to learn and comfortable switching gears between completely different industries (e.g., jumping from an e-commerce client to a construction client).
• Clear Communicator: Confident enough to ask the right questions when information is missing, and polite but firm when chasing clients for paperwork.

Behavioural fit is also important at Sleek, and we will be looking for candidates that have a proven track record of embodying the below attributes in their recent roles:

• Ownership: This shows reliability and helps build trust within the team. We move fast and need to know that everyone will see things through to completion and proactively help to get things back on track when challenges arise. Accountability is really important to us.
• Humility: There is so much we don't know. Humility allows for open-mindedness to feedback and a willingness to learn from others. It paves the way for collaboration and creates a positive work environment. It is a key ingredient of self awareness and emotional intelligence.
• Structured Thinking: Our business is complex with many layers (many services, many countries, many cultures). Regardless of whether you're more analytical or creative in nature, being able to show sound judgement is important to us. It ensures solutions are pragmatic and balance the needs of the organisation, team and customers.
• Attention to detail: You'll be managing multiple, complex workstreams from numerous stakeholders. It will be important for you to keep track of everything and notice when information is missing or inconsistent.
• Excellent listener and clear communicator: We have a variety of nationalities and for many people, English isn't their first language. For you to excel, you'll need to be present in your calls and make sure you properly receive and thoughtfully send messages to others in the business.

The interview process

• TA Screening Call: A 30 minute call with our Talent Acquisition team
• Live Technical Assessment: A ~60–90 minute live skills test to assess your hands-on bookkeeping capability.
• Soft Skills Interview: A ~15-30 minute interview with the hiring team to evaluate real-world work scenarios against our core behavioural values.
• Reference Verification: Prior to final offer confirmation, we will conduct one professional reference check with your recent direct manager or supervisor. To keep the process moving smoothly, this step may be initiated during the final interview stages.

Requirement for background screening Please be aware that Sleek is a regulated entity and as such is required to perform different levels of background checks on staff depending on your role. This may include using external vendors to verify:

• Your education
• Any criminal history
• Any political exposure
• Any bankruptcy or adverse credit history We will ask for your consent before conducting these checks. Depending on your role at Sleek, an adverse result on one of these checks may prohibit you from passing probation. By submitting a job application, you confirm that you have read and agree to our Data Privacy Statement for Candidates, found at Sleek.com.

Some other great things about working at Sleek…

Humility and kindness

Humility is a core attribute we hire for, which means we have a culture of not taking ourselves too seriously and being able to laugh. Kindness is also incredibly important. We are committed to creating and nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment.

Flexibility

You’ll be able to work remotely. If you need to start early or start late to cater to your family or other needs, we don’t mind, so long as you get your work done and proactively communicate. You can also work fully remote from anywhere in the world for 1 month each year.

Financial benefits

We pay competitive market salaries and provide staff with generous paid time off and holiday schedules. Certain staff at Sleek are also eligible for our employee share ownership plan and can share in the upside of our stellar growth trajectory as we work toward listing on a prominent stock exchange in the Asia Pacific region.

Personal growth

You’ll get a lot of responsibility and autonomy at Sleek - we move at a fast pace so you’ll be making decisions, making mistakes and learning. There’s also a range of internal and external facing training programmes we run. We’re also at the forefront of utilising AI in our space and are developing a regional centre of AI excellence. It is our intention that if you leave Sleek, you leave as a more well‑rounded person and professional.

Sleek is also a proudly certified B Corp. Since we started our journey in 2017, we’ve been committed to building Sleek as a force for good. In just over 5 years, we’ve joined a community of industry leaders like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry’s, and P&G who are building an inclusive, equitable, and a regenerative economy.