Job Description

Job Title: Bookkeeper / Accounts Assistant

Location:

Redruth Office

Hours:

16-24 per week (Flexible hours available )

Contract:

Permanent, from 26,000 FTE per annum depending on experience.

Line Manager:

Company Directors

The Cornish Food Box Company delivers the best of Cornwall direct to customers' doors - championing small farms, fishermen, and artisan producers. We're a sustainability-led, family-run business that values great food, local impact, and personal service.

We are looking for a proactive, organised and experienced finance professional to support our day-to-day bookkeeping and help provide strategic insight to the Directors. This is a hands-on, varied role with real purpose. The right candidate will be someone who is highly organised with great attention to detail, and can confidently make the job their own.

Scope of the Job

To be responsible for the purchase ledger system including verifying invoices against purchase orders, accurate inputting of supplier invoices in to Quickbooks and ensuring timely payment of suppliers.

Manage accounts receivable for corporate customers including the raising of invoices, sending out of monthly statements and ensuring payments are received.

Ensuring oversight of all financial systems and reporting, and compliance with daily and monthly accountancy tasks up to the preparation of draft annual accounts in liason with our accountants.

Act as the first point of contact for supplier account queries by phone and email, and deal effectively with queries.

Primary Responsibilities

Purchase Ledger:

Entering supplier invoices accurately and efficiently

Supplier Payments:

Preparing and making timely payments

Bank Reconciliation:

Regularly reconciling all company bank accounts

Cashflow Management:

Monitoring and reporting on cashflow position Vat Returns: Ensuring timely preparation & submission of VAT returns to HMRC

Financial Reporting:

Creating monthly management accounts and management notes

Balance Sheet

reconciliations to include fixed assets, stock, accruals & prepayments

Accounts Support:

Producing ad-hoc financial reports and analysis for Directors

Software Management:

Using accounting software (Quickbooks) and spreadsheets for reporting and reconciliation

Process Improvement:

Supporting improvements to financial systems and controls

Compliance:

Ensuring company compliance with Companies House deadlines for annual submissions, accounting principles, regulations and laws, and HMRC requirements for payroll, NI, pensions, and VAT.

Contracts & Services:

Regular review and re-negotiation of contracts and services to ensure best value and cost saving where possible including liaison with insurance and banking providers

To be successful you will need to be:

A self-starter who is proactive with a positive, can-do attitude. A good communicator who can work under pressure, prioritise and adapt to change. Reliable and highly trustworthy. Analytical with excellent attention to detail. Have at least 2 years previous experience in a similar role. Previous experience using accounting software - preferably Quickbooks. Willingness to learn and develop new skills.

Application process:

Please apply via Indeed including both your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are the right person for this role.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited in for an interview and skills test.

This role is to replace our existing bookkeeper who is retiring at the end of September. We would hope to have the new person in place by the end of August to ensure sufficent training and hand over time.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From 26,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 16 - 24 per week

Benefits:

Discounted or free food Employee discount On-site parking Work from home
Schedule:

Flexitime
Experience:

Accounting: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 05/08/2025