Bookkeeper

Hire a reliable Bookkeeper to keep your accounts accurate, up to date, and compliant, ideal for SMEs seeking day-to-day finance support and control.

A Bookkeeper provides the financial foundation for small but growing businesses. From processing daily transactions to preparing VAT returns, their job is to ensure your books are always clean, compliant, and up to date.

In many SMEs, this is the first finance hire, either on a part-time basis or working closely with an external accountant. They’re responsible for everything from invoice entry and reconciliations to supporting HMRC submissions and basic reporting.

What Does a Bookkeeper Do?

Transaction Recording

Processing daily receipts, expenses, and payments.

Reconciliations

Raising sales invoices and processing supplier bills.

Reconciliations

Ensuring bank, credit card, and payment platform balances match up with records.

VAT Returns

Preparing and submitting VAT returns and supporting other HMRC requirements.

Basic Management Reporting

Producing simple cash flow or performance summaries to aid business decisions. Building forecasts, budgets, and models to guide future planning.

Data Prep for Accountants

Ensuring records are clean and complete ahead of year-end or audits.

When Should You Hire a Bookkeeper?

This role becomes important when:

You’re Drowning in Receipts & Bank Feeds

Admin is eating up your time and slowing down operations.

Your Accountant Needs Better Records

You’re being chased for missing transactions, invoices, or reconciliations.

You Want Better Visibility

You want a clearer, more current view of your finances before year-end.

You Need Help With VAT or Payroll

You’re preparing for HMRC submissions and need reliable data to support them.

What Makes a Great Bookkeeper?

Organised, methodical, and accurate

Good understanding of accounting principles and VAT

Experience using cloud-based software (e.g. Xero, QuickBooks, Sage)

Able to work independently and manage changing priorities

Most Bookkeepers will be AAT qualified or qualified by experience.

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Sales Ledger

Assistant Accountant

Management Accountant

Unsure What Role You Really Need?

It’s not always clear whether you need an Assistant Accountant, a Financial Controller, a CFO or something in between.

That’s where our Finance Function Blueprint comes in.

We map out your finance team structure based on your goals, business size, and growth stage, so you can hire with clarity and confidence.

Not Sure Where to Start?

We offer a free Finance Team Diagnostic session to help you assess your current setup and work out what you really need next. It is a no-obligation, one-to-one session with one of our experienced finance directors.

Planning to hire?

At Artemis Clarke, we help ambitious businesses find CFOs who combine strategic insight with practical experience.

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What Does a Bookkeeper Do?

Transaction Recording

Reconciliations

Reconciliations

VAT Returns

Basic Management Reporting

Data Prep for Accountants

When Should You Hire a Bookkeeper?

You’re Drowning in Receipts & Bank Feeds

Your Accountant Needs Better Records

You Want Better Visibility

You Need Help With VAT or Payroll

What Makes a Great Bookkeeper?

Organised, methodical, and accurate

Good understanding of accounting principles and VAT

Experience using cloud-based software (e.g. Xero, QuickBooks, Sage)

Able to work independently and manage changing priorities

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