Remote Bookkeeper / Finance Assistant
Fully Remote (Cape Town–based candidates preferred)
Salary: R30,000 per month
Working hours: UK Business Hours
Start Date: Immediate
Our client is a London-based property maintenance and construction services business, working with housing associations, estate agents, and commercial clients. The business operates in a fast-paced, high-volume environment where responsiveness, accuracy, and accountability are critical.
We are seeking an experienced Bookkeeper / Finance Assistant to support the UK finance function in a fully remote capacity. This is a hands-on operational role, suited to someone who has done the work before — invoicing, payment follow-ups, email management, and finance administration in a busy environment.
Although the role is remote, you will work live and daily with a UK-based finance and operations team, interfacing one-on-one via Teams, shared systems, and live calls. This is not an isolated back-office role. You must be comfortable being visible, responsive, and fully integrated into a virtual UK team.
Prior experience in the building, construction, property maintenance, or trade services sector is strongly preferred.
Key Responsibilities
* Prepare, issue, and manage client invoices accurately and timeously
* Follow up on outstanding invoices and payment collections
* Manage a busy finance inbox, responding professionally and efficiently
* Verify job cards, quotes, supplier invoices, and materials prior to invoicing
* Upload, process, and reconcile supplier invoices
* Reconcile company card (Pleo) transactions
* Maintain and track insurance documentation (vehicle and company)
* Assist with fleet-related administration (parking fines, renewals, documentation)
* Support the Finance Manager with day-to-day finance administration
* Proactively identify issues and provide practical, solutions-driven responses
Minimum Requirements
* Proven experience directly aligned to the role (finance admin, bookkeeping, invoicing, debtors)
* Solid experience chasing payments and managing client accounts
* Previous work in a fast-paced operational environment
* Experience with Xero or similar cloud-based accounting systems
* Strong Excel and Microsoft 365 skills
* High attention to detail and accuracy
* Stable employment history (no frequent job changes)
* Confident, professional written and verbal communication
* Able to work independently while meeting UK deadlines
Culture & Team Fit
* Hard-working, disciplined, and accountable
* Comfortable working with a young, energetic, tech-savvy team
* Responds quickly to challenges and works in a solutions-driven manner
* Takes ownership and shows a genuine desire to grow with the business
* Professional, reliable, and performance-oriented
Remote Work & IT Requirements (Non-Negotiable)
* Professional, quiet, dedicated home office (camera-ready)
* Reliable fibre internet with strong upload/download speeds
* Modern laptop or desktop capable of handling cloud accounting platforms
* UPS or inverter to manage load shedding
* Comfortable working on live video calls and shared systems during UK business hours