Bookkeeping Team Leader

But the real job is bigger than clean ledgers. Bookkeeping done properly is the foundation a business stands on — it's how an owner finally gets the clarity, the tools and the real numbers to make confident decisions instead of guessing.

And that ripples outward. When an owner can see their business clearly, their life changes — which changes life for their team, and for every customer those teams look after. You'd be the person making sure that foundation is rock-solid: the right work, done to the right standard, comfortably ahead of every deadline.

80

Regular monthly clients in your function

2–3

Bookkeepers you'll lead, UK & Philippines

28th

VAT filed by — a week clear of HMRC

Day to day

What that actually looks like

Less reconciling and moving on. More owning the standard, the workflow and the people.

• Own the workflow in Karbon Plan the jobs, prioritise the team, and spot what's drifting before it slips.

• Treat the deadline as the floor Every VAT return filed by month-end — ideally the 28th — giving clients a week to ten days' breathing room.

• Review & quality-control Sense-check the P&L, review balance sheets, and take things through to draft trial balance where needed.

• Make life easy downstream Hand the accounts team clean, sense-checked work — not just reconciled and moved on.

• Talk to clients like a human Pick up the phone, run a bit of Xero training, keep the relationship warm.

• Ask the question we love How could this be automated, streamlined, made better? Then go make it so.

You'll keep everyone in sync through our weekly production meeting and the daily 10am huddle — fifteen minutes, no drama, just everyone on the same page.

The toolkit

The stack you'll run

A modern, automated practice — we tool up to do great work, not tick boxes.

• Xero The books

• Apron Receipts

• Karbon Practice management

• TaxCalc Year-end

• Xenon Connect Quality

• Syft Client reporting

Payroll experience (BrightPay) is a lovely-to-have for emergency cover — we've a dedicated payroll manager, so it's a bonus, not a requirement.

What we stand for

Our core values

Four things we genuinely live by — not a poster on the wall, but how we hire, how we work, and how we show up for each other and our clients every day.

• Bring the energy Batteries included

We show up with genuine enthusiasm. Being around us should lift you — energising and real, never fake-positive or flat.

• Above the line Ownership & accountability

No blame, no excuses, no denial. When something goes wrong we look at ourselves first and focus on what we can actually do about it.

• Kaizen Continuous improvement

Always learning, always 1% better. We never stand still — for our clients, our team, or ourselves.

• Bring the magic The extra bit of wow

We go above and beyond. There's always a little extra wow we can add for the people we're lucky enough to serve.

Who this is for

You, if this rings true

At least four years in practice. AAT qualified ideally — but qualified by experience is absolutely fine. We care more about what you can do than what's framed on the wall.

A natural organiser who genuinely enjoys untangling problems and bringing order to a workload.

Independent and self-motivated, but a real communicator — confident managing a remote team and talking to clients like a human being.

Curious about technology and AI in this industry. We don't think it replaces good people — we think it makes good people brilliant.

Who this isn't for

Probably not your move if…

You want to keep your head down, do exactly your job description and nothing more.

You treat “above the line” as jargon rather than how you actually work.

You reach for excuses before ownership when something goes wrong.

We look for ownership, not excuses. We look at ourselves first when something goes wrong. And we look for the small chance to bring a bit of magic to a client — the unexpected bit of wow.

A day in the role

What a typical day could look like

7:30

Up, maybe a walk, breakfast.

9:00

Laptop on. Check Slack, glance at your week, clear the inbox.

10:00

The huddle — quick catch-up, share your focus, pick someone's brains if you're stuck.

10:15

Coffee, then a proper 60-minute blast on your priority jobs.

13:00

Gym at lunch if that's your thing, back for a bite.

14:00

Back at your desk — review bookkeeping progress on Gro and check what the team are working on.

15:00

You might pick up the phone and call a client to talk through some bookkeeping questions they've got.

Afternoon

Slack cleared, one more focus block, and done.

Though that's just one version. Prefer to start at 5am or 10am? Completely up to you. As long as you do a great job and put your hours in, the shape of your day is yours.

What you get

A practice that builds careers around people

…not people around roles. We scope and shape jobs over time to suit what you're actually good at — and love doing.

• A modern, tech-driven practice Feels more like a marketing company than a suited-and-booted firm — but chartered certified, and serious about clients' money.

• Generous holiday & pension Proper time off to switch off, and a pension that's looked after.

• Work lunches on us Regularly — because the best chats happen over food.

• Genuine flexibility Hours and shape that