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Book Keeper, Art Gallery

Posted: 20.03.2023
Contract Type: Part-time
Job Type: Permanent
Pay: Negotiable
Location: London, UK
Tenure: Permanent
Job description:

A busy modern art gallery based in London’s Mayfair is looking for an experienced book keeper for 2 days per week. Ideally the successful candidate will be based in the gallery, although some remote working may be considered.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

  • Sole responsibility for all aspects of gallery finance up to year end
  • Management of all aspects of day-to-day bookkeeping and account reconciliation of multiple accounts including foreign currency
  • Quarterly VAT returns, EU sales list and all HMRC compliance
  • Payroll and pensions, all compliance and reporting to HMRC
  • Management of creditors and debtors
  • Production of management accounts, profit and loss and balance sheet
  • Management of costs, budgets and cashflow as required by management
  • Management and knowledge of the multiple VAT schemes in use by the gallery including standard, margin, TA, import 5% and outside the scop
  • Making sure members of staff are following and are trained in VAT and import/ export rules and procedure
  • Responsible for costing and management of artwork cost in the Filmmaker stock book

Preferable experience:

  • Xero accounts and payroll
  • Gallery/ Art world experience ​