Bookkeeper

KEY INFO

• Title: Bookkeeper
• Basis: Full-time, 40 hours per week (M-F between 09:00-17:30)
• Base Salary: £32,000 per annum
• Bonus: 10% of base salary per annum
• Work attendance: 4 days in office (SW6), 1 day WFH

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Skingevity is a company acquiring and scaling medical aesthetics clinics across the UK. Our strategy is simple but powerful: consolidate a fragmented, high-growth industry by backing great clinicians and improving operations. We’re founded by a former BCG Principal with deep experience in strategy and medical aesthetics and a former Goldman Sachs Vice President with an extensive track record in M&A. We’ve recently raised capital and are actively executing live deals - we currently have several acquisitions in progress.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

We’re looking for an experienced Bookkeeper to manage the day-to-day bookkeeping across Skingevity’s growing group of clinics. Reporting to the Group Finance Director, you’ll keep accurate, up-to-date records for multiple entities in Xero, support the month-end close and VAT returns, and help bring newly acquired clinics onto our finance processes. This is a hands-on role in a fast-paced, acquisitive business, offering broad exposure and the opportunity to grow with the finance function.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Processing supplier invoices, sales income, receipts and payments accurately in Xero across all group entities.
• Preparing supplier payment runs and reconciling supplier statements.
• Performing regular bank, card and payment-provider reconciliations, including matching clinic takings from booking and card-payment systems to the bank.
• Monitoring daily bank balances, preparing weekly cash position reports and supporting the Group Finance Director with cash flow forecasting.
• Processing employee expense claims and company card transactions, ensuring receipts and approvals are in place.
• Supporting monthly payroll with our payroll provider, including preparing salary bank files and reconciling payroll, PAYE and pension control accounts.
• Supporting quarterly VAT return submissions.
• Recording intercompany transactions and reconciling intercompany balances between group entities.
• Supporting the month-end close, including accruals, prepayments, deferred income (e.g. treatment packages and deposits paid in advance), stock and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assisting the Group Finance Director with the preparation of monthly management accounts, including the profit and loss account, balance sheet and cash flow statement.
• Reviewing the ledgers for errors and inconsistencies, investigating and correcting them, and escalating significant issues to the Group Finance Director.
• Helping onboard newly acquired clinics onto Xero and group finance processes, including chart of accounts set-up, bank feeds and opening balances.
• Supporting the year-end process, including preparing schedules and supporting information for our external accountants and auditors.
• Maintaining well-organised financial records and assisting the Group Finance Director with ad hoc finance projects and analysis.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• At least 3 years’ bookkeeping experience, covering purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations through to trial balance.
• Hands-on experience of month-end processes, including accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong working knowledge of Xero.
• Confident Excel user, including lookups and pivot tables.
• Sound understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and how transactions flow through to the profit and loss account, balance sheet and cash flow statement.
• Calculating and processing the monthly depreciation and amortisation.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, with the ability to spot, investigate and resolve errors.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage your own workload and prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
• Clear communicator, comfortable working with clinic teams, suppliers and external advisers, and able to explain financial matters to non-finance colleagues.
• Proactive and adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment.

Desirable

• AAT qualified (Level 2 or above) or IAB/ICB equivalent is advantageous but not essential. Relevant practical bookkeeping experience will be given greater weight than formal qualifications.
• Experience in a multi-entity or group business, including intercompany accounting.
• Experience in a multi-site healthcare, medical aesthetics, retail or hospitality business, including reconciling takings from booking and card-payment systems.
• Experience integrating acquired businesses or migrating them onto new systems.
• Working knowledge of payroll.
• Knowledge of VAT treatment for medical and cosmetic treatments.

Pay: Up to £32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Employee discount
• Store discount

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Parsons Green and Walham SW6 3BN