About the job

Description

Job Title: Office Manager - Bookkeeping

Location: Islington, N1

Salary: £30,000- PA DOE 

Job Type: Permanent, Full time

GSD London are looking for an experienced Office Manager -Bookkeeping to join their team.

About the company:

GSD London is a specialist commercial painting and decorating subcontractor working with tier-one main contractors across London. £4M turnover, ~100 painters, 40+ live projects, targeting £10M. They run a modern AI-enabled office. You will work directly with the MD and Contracts Director.

Job Description: 

Bookkeeping responsibilities

• Daily bookkeeping in Xero: bank reconciliations, supplier invoice entry, sales invoice raising, expense coding
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Aged debtors and creditors reporting, flagging issues to the MD weekly
• Petty cash and credit card reconciliation
• Keeping Xero clean and up to date for the bookkeeper to run CIS, VAT, and month-end on top

Office management responsibilities

• Run the Islington office day-to-day: supplies, post, visitors, facilities
• Manage supplier accounts, utilities, insurance renewals, vehicle admin
• Coordinate with site teams on materials orders and logistics support
• Support the Contracts Director and Project Managers with admin
• HR admin: onboarding paperwork for new painters, holiday records, training certificates
• Compliance support: maintaining records for CHAS, Constructionline, ISO 9001/14001/45001
• Diary management and meeting coordination for the MD when needed
• Google Drive structure and document filing discipline

The right candidate will have:

1. 1-2 years experience
2. Bookkeeping experience(essential) 
3. Confident with Xero   (essential) 
4. Strong Excel and Google Workspace skills (essential)
5. Construction or trades sector experience (office) (desirable)
6. AAT Level 2 or above (or QBE equivalent) (desirable)
7. Previous office manager experience in an SME (desirable)
8. Familiarity with Dropbox, Google Drive, Pipedrive, or similar business tools (desirable)
9. Experience working alongside an external bookkeeper or accountant (desirable)

What GSD London can offer you:

• £30,000 PA DOE
• Office-based at Canonbury Yard, Islington (5 minutes from Highbury & Islington station)
• A small but mighty team
• The opportunity to be trained using AI tools
• Direct reporting to the MD
• 8:30-5pm Monday-Friday
• 20 days AL + Bank Holidays
• Onsite parking
• Pension scheme

So, if this sounds like you- please apply today! We’d love to hear from you.