The Big Bakes is looking for a detail-oriented and motivated Junior Bookkeeper to join its remote finance team. This flexible, UK-based role allows you to spread your working hours across Monday to Friday, making it ideal for those seeking work-life balance.
The ideal candidate will have experience using Xero, Hubdoc, and Excel, along with a strong eye for detail and a natural flair for numbers. If you’re passionate about finance and want to be part of a fun, growing company, this could be the perfect opportunity.
Join The Big Bakes and help keep the financials as well-balanced as the bakes.
About The Big Bakes
We’re The Big Bakes – the UK’s highest-rated baking experience – and we’re rising fast! With sites across the country (and more in the oven), we bring joyful, no-experience-needed baking sessions to the nation. But behind every great whisk lies a great spreadsheet – and that’s where you come in.
Our business is growing, and we’re on the hunt for a numbers-savvy Junior Bookkeeper who can help us keep our financial recipes balanced and our accounts perfectly iced.
Position: Junior Bookkeeper
Salary: £14.50/hour
Job Type: Part Time
Location: Remote
About the Role:
We’re looking for someone with a head for numbers and a heart for systems to support our Financial Controller and co-founders. You’ll be the go-to for keeping our ledgers neat, our suppliers sweet, and our cashflow smooth as buttercream.
This role is part-time, freelance, and perfect for someone who wants to grow their experience while working flexibly. You’ll work independently from home but stay well-mixed into the team with regular catch-ups and monthly in-person meetings.
Your Day-to-Day:
- Keep our books beautifully balanced in Xero
- Reconcile bank accounts and credit card transactions
- Upload and process receipts/invoices via Hubdoc
- Make sure everything’s HMRC-compliant for VAT returns
- Support weekly pay runs and monthly cashflow reports
- Monitor incoming/outgoing payments and chase overdue invoices
- Assist with payroll prep and supplier payments
- Help whip up financial reports and month-end summaries
- Support our Financial Controller with ad-hoc tasks
- Meet with the team monthly to stay aligned and sprinkled with context
About You:
- UK-based and happy to spread your hours Mon–Fri
- AAT Level 2 (or equivalent) – the cherry on top
- Experienced with Xero, Hubdoc and Excel
- Strong attention to detail and a natural flour for finance
- Organised and proactive
- Friendly, professional and great at keeping things confidential
- A real team mixer with great communication skills
- Able to pop in for monthly meetings in London or Birmingham
What You’ll Get:
- Flexible, remote freelance work
- Be part of the UK’s most joyful event experience
- The chance to shape and streamline our financial systems
- Opportunities to grow with a scaling, values-led brand
- Monthly in-person catch-ups and plenty of cake-based metaphors
If you know your way around a ledger like we know our way around a piping bag, we’d love to hear from you.
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
APPLY NOW to start your remote bookkeeping career.
Application Deadline
Open until filled