Book Keeper / Office Manager

Our canvas family consists of three companies: Posh Frocks and Wellies, Resonate Events and Canvas Co. With a focus on temporary structures, they provide venues for wedding receptions, back garden cinemas, bars and also boutique camping at British music festivals.  

Full time but can be part time to work around school pickup and drop off

We are a fast growing company and opportunities to learn new skills and move up within the company will be available for the right candidate.

We are looking for an office manager to help look after our administration, finance, day to day book keeping and help with customer service tasks when required.

Responsibilities:

• Administrative tasks such as booking transport, accommodation, meetings

• Assisting the Staffing Manager with processing staff hours and paying staff on a weekly basis

• Processing payroll and making payments

• Day to day bookkeeping on Xero

• Supplier payments

• Managing Customer Service enquiries both via email and phone

• Clear communication and attention to detail

• Confident when handling queries in person and over the phone

• Great at planning and organisation, with the ability to work on your own initiative

• People management skills, including the ability to inspire, lead and motivate a team of people, delegate work and explain ideas

• Meeting minutes writing

• The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

Skills Required

• Bookkeeping & Payroll experience

• A bookkeeping qualification (AAT Level 2 or 3 or equivalent) will be desirable however we encourage those without this who have experience to apply

• IT Skills, competent with Excel, Word etc.

• Previous experience with using Xero, this can be taught for the correct person.

• Experience running payroll is desirable however training can be given for the right candidate

Working Hours

• Our business is busiest during the summer, we are ideally looking for someone who would be happy to work more hours during our busy periods.

• Holidays in the summer months between between 1st May and 7th September will be restricted to only 1 week.

• Any overtime is paid back as additional holiday allowance for the winter months.

• March to October - Monday to friday 9am to 5pm, 35 hours a week

• November to February - Monday to Thursday 10am to 3pm

• We are offering a fixed term contract from March 4th until 18th October. This contract will be extended and become a full time contract for the correct candidate.

To apply for this role, send a cover letter and CV to Jobs2@thecanvasco.co.uk

We look forward to receiving your application.