Bookkeeper and Office Manager

Clean books and a well-run office are what let a small business punch above its weight. This role owns both.

Job Overview

Our UK-based client is hiring a Bookkeeper and Office Manager to keep their finances accurate and their operations organised. This is a full-time, fully remote position for a South African professional who moves comfortably between reconciliations and coordination. You will manage the day-to-day books while keeping the administrative heartbeat of the business steady.

About Our Client

Our client is a growing UK company where every team member wears their role with real ownership. They need someone they can trust completely with the numbers, and who also enjoys being the organised anchor the rest of the team leans on. You will work closely with the leadership team and their external accountants.

Key Responsibilities

- Maintain accurate day-to-day bookkeeping: invoicing, bank reconciliations and expense processing

- Manage accounts payable and receivable, chasing payments professionally and on time

- Prepare monthly management figures and support external accountants at period end

- Keep supplier contracts, renewals and office administration organised and current

- Coordinate diaries, meetings and internal processes so the team runs smoothly

- Maintain tidy, audit-ready records across finance and administration

What You Will Be Doing Day-to-Day

Your mornings usually start in the ledgers: reconciling accounts, raising invoices and keeping the cash position clear. From there your day widens into the life of the business, chasing a payment here, booking a meeting there, renewing a supplier agreement before it lapses, and answering the practical questions that keep everyone else moving. You will close each week with the books current, the admin under control and leadership knowing exactly where things stand.

If you are a meticulous, dependable professional based in South Africa who enjoys being trusted with real responsibility, this is a long-term remote role built around exactly that trust. South African professionals with strong bookkeeping foundations are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

- 3+ years' experience in bookkeeping plus office administration or practice management

- Excellent written and spoken English with a professional, friendly manner

- Confident with tech tools: Xero or similar accounting software, spreadsheets and shared drives

- Proven reliability: stable fibre internet, backup power for load shedding, and a dedicated home office

- Exceptional accuracy, organisation and follow-through across parallel responsibilities

- Complete trustworthiness and discretion with financial information

Benefits

Full-time remote position working for a UK-based employer. Competitive salary paid in ZAR. Long-term stable role. Supportive team environment. Direct access to founder-led business.