Location: Primarily based in our office in Haslemere, Surrey but would be open to 1 or 2 days a week working remotely
Hours: Full time but we are open to discussion of a 4-day week
Salary: £45 – 55k per annum for full time role
Start date: as soon as possible
About Spondoo
Spondoo is made up of a team of Chartered and Certified Accountants and bookkeepers, supported by our in-house software developers. We have years of experience across the finance industry - including in payroll, financial services and pensions - as well as in- depth knowledge of all the software that you use every day to run your business.
The Role
We’re looking for an experienced Bookkeeping Manager to lead, support and develop our team of 10 remote bookkeepers. This is a hands-on role, ideal for someone who enjoys combining technical bookkeeping expertise with people management and process improvement.
You’ll work primarily in our Haslemere, Surrey office. However, we are open to discussing 1 day a week working remotely.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage, mentor and support a local and remote team of 10 bookkeepers
- Oversee day-to-day bookkeeping operations and workload allocation
- Ensure high standards of accuracy, compliance and timeliness across all client accounts
- Review bookkeeping work and provide constructive feedback
- Act as a point of escalation for technical bookkeeping queries
- Support recruitment, onboarding and training of new team members
- Improve and maintain bookkeeping processes and internal controls
- Liaise with senior management on performance, capacity and reporting
- Foster a positive, engaged and accountable remote team culture
- Suggest and implement improvements for the bookkeeping process
- Onboard new Spondoo clients in relation to their bookkeeping, assigning and distributing work amongst the team effectively.
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in bookkeeping, ideally in a practice or multi-client environment
- Previous experience managing or supervising a team
- Strong knowledge of UK bookkeeping standards and processes
- Confident using accounting software (e.g. Xero, QuickBooks, Zoho Books)
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Comfortable managing a fully remote team
- Proactive, detail-oriented and solutions-focused
Working Arrangements
- Primarely based in our office in Haslemere, Surrey but open to 1 day a week working remotely.
- Full-time applicants preferred but we are open to a 3 or 4-day working week for the right candidate
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £45,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Haslemere GU27 2HR
