Freelance Bookkeeper

Birth Companions is looking for a part-time Bookkeeper, on average two days a month, with strong knowledge of charity accounting to oversee our bookkeeping and support our part-time freelance Finance Manager. We are looking for an experienced bookkeeper, with AAT or equivalent qualification, with excellent communication skills, to work closely with our staff team and Finance Manager to ensure that our records are clear, accurate and well presented.

Accounting records are maintained on Quickbooks Online (QBO). Payments are made by the staff team through the main bank account, via equals cards and a petty cash system. Annual budgets, once approved, are held on QBO, to aid reporting and monitoring, and QBO classes are used to maintain analysis of costs against restricted funds. Reporting is prepared on an accruals basis on a monthly basis.

Working remotely we would expect you to complete bookkeeping in Quickbooks in a timely manner to ensure we can meet relevant stakeholders’ needs and deadlines set by staff, funders and trustees.