London, UK
Bookkeeper/administrative assistant
at David Chipperfield Architects
David Chipperfield Architects is looking for a bookkeeper or administrative assistant to join its practice in London.
Job title: bookkeeper/administrative assistant
Role: working directly with DC/ES/GC and with an external accountant, helping to maintain all the DC studios’ administrative and finance routines.
Place of work:
David Chipperfield Architects
1 Surrey Street
WC2R 2ND
David Chipperfield Architects is a leading international practice with offices in London, Berlin, Milan and Shanghai. DC Studio London, a sister company of DCA is looking for an experienced bookkeeper/administrative assistant to run the administrative and finance routines at the new offices on the Strand.
This is a part time (12 hours/week, over three days), permanent role that demands a dedicated self-starter with team spirit who shares our creative ambitions. Working hours can be tailor made to suit the right candidate.
Responsibilities:
- acting as the first point of contact for all suppliers, external consultants, business partners and customers
- checking and processing payments
- recharging relevant costs to Berlin office
- managing petty cash transactions
- working with spreadsheets, sales and purchase ledgers and journals.
- preparing management accounts
- assisting third party accountants and auditors with preparation of statutory accounts
- reconciling control accounts
- chasing outstanding invoices
- setting up a computerised accounting system (Xero or similar) with the help of the external accountant
- dealing with incoming and outgoing post
- dealing with any other ad hoc duties that may arise
It is desirable that the candidate is AAT qualified or studying towards an AAT qualification or similar.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, within two weeks of receipt of your application. Candidates selected for second stage of interviews must be able to provide full contact details of minimum two referees. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.
For further information please contact Lilli Hoikka on 020 7620 4800 or to apply, please submit your CV with a concise motivation letter indicating your availability and salary expectations using the ‘apply’ link below.