Bookkeeper

**About The Beaufort**

The Beaufort is a traditional coaching inn right in the heart of Raglan in Monmouthshire, with 15 en-suite rooms, a restaurant and bar. It is a welcoming and friendly place to work, with a variety of guests and customers, both local regulars and visitors from all over the UK and beyond.

**About the job**

We are looking for an experienced bookkeeper; someone who is detail-oriented and has the ability to work independently and accurately.

Duties of the job include (this is not an exhaustive list):

- maintaining accurate financial records
- running sales reports and balancing sales and takings on weekly basis
- bank, cash and customer card payment reconciliations on a weekly basis
- cashflow management
- managing accounts payable and receivable
- perform other account reconciliations to ensure accuracy of financial records
- preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns
- preparing weekly payroll information for external payroll provider; maintaining HR and holiday records; processing weekly payments to staff and posting wage journals to Sage
- preparation for year end accounts (produced by external accountant)

**Experience/skills**
- experience of using Sage 50
- solid understanding of bookkeeping principles and practices, including posting journals between nominal accounts
- self-motivated and used to managing own workload
- integrity, confidentiality and accuracy
- good communication skills

**Hours**

We expect the bookkeeper to work around 8 - 9 hours per week; it will be necessary to come into the Beaufort for a few hours on a Monday or Tuesday each week, but the rest can be done from home.

This is a self-employed position, hourly rate to be negotiated.

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 8-9 per week

**Salary**: £20.00-£25.00 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Raglan: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- bookkeeping: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person