Office Manager / Bookkeeper

About us

Garden of Eden Limited is a family-owned transport company in Malta with 30+ staff, our own fleet and our own workshop. We are growing, and we are building the office and finance function to match.

The role

You will own the books and the office day-to-day: ledgers, bank reconciliation, VAT preparation with our accountant, credit control, payroll preparation and general administration, working directly with the General Manager. You will be trusted with a lot and never bored.

Please read this line before applying: this is a hands-on bookkeeping role first and foremost. Hands-on bookkeeping and VAT experience is essential. It is not a customer-support or general administration role.

What you will do

• Sales and purchase ledgers, bank reconciliation, month-end support

• VAT returns prepared with our external accountant

• Credit control: chase aged debtors, manage supplier accounts, prepare payment runs for approval

• Payroll preparation and HR administration: records, contracts, leave

• PA support to the General Manager and directors: correspondence, appointments, tender administration

• Office management: filing, renewals diary for insurance and licences, keeping the shared task list current

What we are looking for

• 3+ years of bookkeeping in a busy company: you have personally done bank reconciliations and prepared VAT returns

• Cloud accounting experience (Xero, QuickBooks, Sage or similar)

• Payroll experience an advantage

• Highly organised, discreet, and comfortable working closely with a family business

• Fluent English; Maltese an advantage

• A bookkeeping qualification an advantage

What we offer

• €27,000 – €32,000 depending on experience

• A stable, long-term role at the centre of a growing business

• Regular hours, office-based in Ghaxaq

How to apply

Send your CV, along with a brief note on the accounting software you have used and your VAT experience, to [email protected]. Applications without hands-on bookkeeping and VAT experience will not be considered.