Office Manager - part-time

Part-time Office Manager with Demonstrable Bookkeeping Experience

At the forefront of contemporary glass design, London Glassblowing Gallery is situated in the London Borough of Southwark on Bermondsey Street and runs a gallery, hot glass-blowing studio and cold glass-finishing studio onsite.

We are looking for a practical, highly numerate, friendly and motivated self-starter to join our busy team as Office Manager on a part-time basis, Mon-Fri, 10am to 2pm:

• Developing and maintaining a pleasant office environment for all
• Negotiating/maintaining office systems/contracts: rent, insurance, payment processing, IT, Google Workspace etc.
• Payroll management/holiday records
• Understanding and advising on imports/exports of goods
• Day-to-day bookkeeping: processing invoices and sales receipts, aged debtors/creditors, reconciling banks, coding staff expenses, transaction coding/processing, P&L, sales reports, banking
• Reviewing and filing quarterly VAT returns
• Grant reporting
• Cost reviews/management
• Maintaining office filing system

Desired experience/qualities:

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Experience of using Xero, Pleo and Google Workspace
• Experience working in an artistic environment
• A practical, motivated self-starter with the ability to work under pressure
• Demonstrable bookkeeping and data entry experience
• An understanding of HMRC's Margin Scheme would be beneficial but is not essential
• You must have the right to live and work in the UK

How to apply:

Please click the 'Apply now' button below and provide a CV and cover letter addressing each of the points in the job description. Closing date for applications is Thursday 10th October 2024.