Senior Bookkeeper (Part-Time Maternity Cover) in Cirencester

Location: Fire & Flow Coffee Roastery, Cirencester, Cotswolds

Hours: Part-time, flexible, approximately 10-25 hours per week

Contract Type: 1 year fixed-term maternity cover

Pay: £36,000+ full-time equivalent, depending on experience

Start Date: ASAP

We are looking for a part-time Senior Bookkeeper to join Fire & Flow on a 1 year fixed-term maternity cover basis. This is a flexible role, ideally suited to someone experienced and confident managing day-to-day bookkeeping tasks within a growing small business. You will support the smooth running of our finance administration, helping to keep records accurate, payments organised, payroll information up to date, and key financial processes running smoothly. The role will involve working across multiple areas of the business, so strong organisation and attention to detail are essential.

More about us: Fire & Flow is a specialty coffee roastery based in the Cotswolds, supplying high-quality coffee to a growing network of wholesale partners, alongside operating a large, high-volume brunch cafe on site. We’re a growing business with big plans, and we are looking for an organised, accurate, and reliable Senior Bookkeeper to support our finance function during a period of maternity cover.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate bookkeeping records across the business
• Manage customer and supplier queries
• Process and post invoices through Dext and Xero
• Track down missing invoices and supporting documentation where required
• Reconcile bank transactions in Xero
• Maintain organised digital finance records and documentation
• Support month-end finance administration
• Process supplier invoices and ensure they are recorded correctly
• Prepare supplier payment runs and ensure payments are made on time
• Liaise with suppliers regarding queries, missing invoices, and statements
• Ensure supplier accounts are accurate and kept up to date
• Support with sales invoices, customer payments, and credit control where required
• Send customer statements and follow up with customers where needed
• Help ensure customer records and balances are accurate and up to date
• Prepare and submit quarterly VAT group returns across our group of companies
• Liaise with external accountants on queries where required
• Help ensure finance records are maintained clearly for reporting, VAT, and compliance purposes
• Review hours worked and flag any queries around breaks, comments, or timesheet issues
• Pull sickness & holiday reports and support accurate pay calculations
• Review pension submissions
• Prepare HMRC payment information
• Carry out gross-to-net checks and reconciliation controls
• Prepare payroll-related journals, including tips journals
• Support management accounts review across group companies
• Check figures for reasonableness and flag anything that looks unusual
• Assist with reporting and finance admin as required