Freelance Senior Bookkeeper (Manchester)

Yrhfinanceteam; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading finance consulting firm is seeking an experienced Freelance Senior Bookkeeper in Manchester to support SMEs with financial services. The role requires at least 3 days per week availability, expertise in customer invoicing, VAT returns, and accounting systems like Xero. Candidates must have a passion for helping small businesses and at least 2 years of UK-based experience.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of UK-based experience as a Finance Manager.
• Passion for supporting SMEs.
• Self-employed preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing tailored financial support to SME clients.
• Preparing and explaining financial information.
• Managing accounting processes for clients.

Skills

Customer invoicing and sales ledger management

Credit control and debtor reporting

Supplier invoices and purchase ledger management

Drafting payment runs for approval

Supplier reconciliations

Bank postings and reconciliations

Expense and credit card management

VAT returns

Payroll and pension administration

Month-end journals

Experience with Xero

Job description

Overview

Freelance Senior Bookkeeper (Manchester) – YRH Finance Team

About The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Bookkeeper to support our clients in Manchester and surrounding areas on a Part-Time basis.

As a Senior Bookkeeper for The Part-Time Finance People, you will provide SME clients with a tailored financial support service to help address barriers with their accounting process while preparing and explaining financial information that positively impacts profit and cash flow.

About You

You should be an experienced Finance manager with a passion for supporting SMEs. Ideally, you are already self-employed, with at least 3 days of availability per week.

Your expertise should include

• Customer invoicing and sales ledger management
• Credit control and debtor reporting to directors
• Supplier invoices and purchase ledger management
• Drafting payment runs for approval
• Supplier reconciliations
• Bank postings and reconciliations
• Expense and credit card management and reconciliation
• VAT returns
• Payroll (possibly) and pension administration
• Month-end journals including depreciation, accruals, and prepayments
• Experience with Xero (ideally with QuickBooks and Sage50 as well)

This is the perfect opportunity if you are looking to build up a portfolio of clients, add to your existing client base or just have some spare capacity and are passionate about helping small businesses.

Rate of pay: £22.50 per hour

Hours: 3 days per week

Location: Manchester (onsite)

The Part-Time Finance People are passionate about helping business owners have more successful businesses and feel happier. As an accounting firm we want to provide a different, and more commercial type of accounting support to SME businesses.

Note: Our values promote a diverse, supportive, and inclusive work environment. We welcome different perspectives to drive innovation and build talented teams, encouraging everyone to reach their full potential.

We cannot offer sponsorship to overseas workers. A minimum of 2 years of UK-based experience as a Finance Manager is required to apply. Thank you.

Job details

• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Employment type: Part-time
• Job function: Accounting/Auditing
• Industries: Accounting

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