Bookkeeper

Airlie Estates outside Kirriemuir is a large mixed estate spread across two distinct land areas by Cortachy and Airlie in Angus. The Estates include various enterprises such as farming, forestry, let properties and others. We are looking for an experienced bookkeeper to work on accounts for both these entities with their different ownerships. Ideally, we would be looking for someone self employed, but would be open to the possibility of taking someone on as an employee.

**Job description**

The job will involve entering budgets, coding and processing invoices, calculating VAT returns and generally working on the management accounts for the business. It will also involve processing the payroll and working with the accountants and the estate office to produce various reports and ensure everything is processed correctly.

**Key requirements**
- Demonstrable accounting experience using Sage accounting software, including processing and calculating management accounts, coding invoices, reconciling bank statements, entering budgets, maintaining accurate financial records and producing reports.
- A good understanding of VAT
- Experience of processing payroll
- Knowledge of rural and/or property businesses such as agriculture or residential let property would be a bonus but is not essential.

**Details**

We are looking someone to work 10 hours per week, although how these hours are spread throughout the week is flexible. Some of this work will need to be carried out from the Airlie Estate Office (Airlie Castle Estate, Kirriemuir DD8 5NG) but there is a possibility that working from home would work in conjunction with this. There is a computer at the Estate Office with Sage software on it which should be the primary place of work. The estate financial year runs from 1st April - 31st March.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent, Freelance

**Salary**: £7,000.00-£8,500.00 per year

Expected hours: 10 per week

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime
- Work from home

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 1 year (preferred)
- bookkeeping: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Kirriemuir, DD8 5NG