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Bookkeeper - Part-Time Haddington, Scotland

British Society of Lifestyle Medicine

Full Time Haddington, Scotland 12000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

The British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM) is looking for an experienced Bookkeeper to join our growing team. The role will offer exposure to tasks involved with both that of a business start-up, as well as elements of a more mature business, based on the strategy of the organisation and expected growth, so it’s an exciting time to join the team.

Due to the size of the bookkeeping workload currently, the role would suit part-time working. If, however, a full-time position is of interest then the finance related functions can be supplemented by tasks relating to that of a personal assistant and general administration.

We’re Haddington-based, offering hybrid and flexible working with a positive team culture, underpinned by service to our stakeholders and a passion for purpose. Additional employee benefits include 25 days discretionary leave plus public holidays and a Christmas closedown, staff pension contributions, a generous CPD allowance and unlimited access to lifestyle medicine education, amongst others.

Job Overview

Minimum criteria:

Relevant Accounting/bookkeeping courses/qualification
Previous experience of working in a finance function

Key Tasks:

Maintain an accurate record of financial transactions
Manage and maintain the Organisation’s books and related systems
Manage the finance function of related entities under the BSLM umbrella
Ongoing Invoicing and bank reconciliation
Processing and administration of journals
Processing and Administration relating to P&L, Balance sheet, cashflow
Data entry, tracking and monitoring of financial records
Document management
To provide an administrative service to Employees and stakeholders which could include member/course onboarding, typing minutes of meetings, production of reports, drafting replies to correspondence, campaign mailers, filing and photocopying, diary management, amongst other general administrative tasks
Ordering and payment of office supplies, merchandising materials etc
Work with and support activities related to our annual conference, this may require some travel outside of current locality
Support the wider team with finance support

Technical Skills:

Working knowledge of Xero accounting software
Experience of invoicing and bank reconciliation
Understanding of Journals, why they are required and how to process them
Understanding of VAT and experience of processing VAT returns
Understanding of P&L, balance sheet, cashflow and how they work together
Excel and other Microsoft office packages

Skills/Aptitude required:

Excellent attention to detail and numerical skills
Effective communication/interpersonal skills
Strong planning /organisational and problem-solving skills
Excellent keyboard and IT skills
A level of English language competency and communication skills necessary to perform in a customer centric environment
Ability to exercise discretion and tact at all times
Confidence to work with stakeholders at various levels
Ability to work under pressure in an organised manner
Be flexible and have the ability to work as part of a team
Ability to work remotely

About BSLM

The BSLM is an independent charity, set up to promote the role of lifestyle medicine in improving people’s health and wellbeing. We believe many chronic diseases can be prevented, managed and even reversed by properly applied lifestyle medicine principles.

The society was founded in 2016 by two GPs and a surgeon – Dr Rob Lawson, Laurence Stewart and Dr Michael Boyle.

We now have more than 1500 members drawn from a range of disciplines including primary and secondary care clinicians, allied and public health professionals, scientists, educators, researchers and patients.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 18.5 per week

Salary: Up to £12,000.00 per year

Benefits: