Financial Management,
and Professional Bookkeeping
specialising in the Advertising, Design, Theatre, Events, and Hospitality sectors.

Services

  • VAT submission (Making Tax Digital)

  • Weekly, monthly, and quarterly Bookkeeping

  • Bank and credit card reconciliations

  • Creditor and Debtor management and reports

  • Client sales invoicing and expenses

  • WIP, Revenue Recognition, and Project P&L

  • Cashflow forecast

  • Year-end journals and preparation for your accountant (Including payroll, fixed asset and prepayment journals)

  • VAT registration and rolling basis calculation

Financial Management

The day to day financial management of your business is as simple as raising timely client invoices, chasing client POs, reducing your debtors days, compiling creditor payment runs and cash-flow forecasts to manage your tax liability deadlines. Not so simple when you need to concentrate your efforts on bringing in new business.

Bookkeeping

Bookkeeping gives your business visibility to make informed decisions. Reliable, real time, financial information by maintaining the day to day movements of your accounts, allowing for the preparation of Financial Statements and reports: Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, Trial Balance, Aged Creditors and Debtors.

Cashback

A bookkeeper is cheaper than using an accountant for your day-to-day financial transactions. Using a remote bookkeeper for the hours in the month your business needs means their hourly rate isn’t contributing towards the fixed costs of running an office. A remote bookkeeper removes the added cost to your business of committing to a salaried employee in the same function.

The Design, Marketing and Creative sectors

These sectors are usually project focussed driven by their own budgets, with individual P+Ls to determine their gross profit margins. Timesheet utilisation is often essential to ensure profitability of each project to maximise the bottom line of the overall business.

Once the turnover of your business reaches £85K on a rolling month basis, you must register it for VAT. This means a VAT return must be submitted on a quarterly basis via HMRC recognised digital software. I can help with all aspects of your VAT from an initial rolling basis calculation to determine registration, to registering your business and finally compiling and submitted the return.

Case Study: After registering one of my start-up clients recently for VAT, I went though their last 4 years of fixed assets and 6 months of business-related costs which resulted in a £3K VAT tax rebate.*

VAT

*Exact VAT calculations and circumstances are unique to each individual business and there is no guarantee of any financial or otherwise rewards for being VAT registered. I do not advise on your tax circumstances but only help with calculations & management of your tax liabilities to HMRC.

  • Drowning in paper?

  • Another thing to worry about?

  • VAT dazed and confused?

  • Can’t keep track of who owes you money?

  • Who you owe money to?

  • Not meeting your tax deadlines?

How I can help

Your Liabilities

  • Your time is precious, feel back in control

  • Own your P&L, and feel confident about the financial future of your business

  • Cost effective, pay hourly for your bookkeeping needs

  • Cloud based software

  • Xero Bronze Partner, easy to convert to from other packages

  • Convenient for your business, fully remote service

  • ‘Cash is King’, reduce your debtor days

  • Keep ahead of deadlines

  • Sharing paperwork is quick and simple

Bertie’s Assets

  • “More than a bookkeeper... more like a trusted business partner. Diligent, highly competent – providing timely, relevant management information. Bertie will contribute to your bottom line as well as maximising your cashflow. All of this with a personality and a sense of humour. Hiring Bertie is a decision that definitely adds up!”

    – Jim Paterson, Director of Finance, Product of the Year UK & USA

  • “Arienne is cheerful, upbeat, and super positive. She is a dedicated professional able to learn the nuances of our company, providing customized support. She takes away the headache of the back office with efficiency and trust, so we can focus on our larger business goals. We are extremely lucky to be working with a bookkeeper that combines competency and dedication as well as she does.”

    – Dolinda Meeker, Managing Director, Product of the Year USA.

  • “Bertie takes the stress out of our accounting by providing a premium Bookkeeping Service. Outstanding customer service, is professional and understands the needs of the business. Her knowledge of XERO (and other software packages) allows us to upload invoices and manage monthly payments super easily. We never need to worry about sorting our VAT as she is always ahead of the game! I highly recommend Bertie, she is an absolute pleasure to work with.”

    – Helga Slater, Managing Director, Product of the Year Ltd.

  • “Arienne is really one of a kind to work with. She is incredibly responsive and answers questions in record speed. She also is very approachable and professional in every sense.”

    – Amy Godfrey, Quietly Studio

Bertie

Bertie is an Associate Bookkeeper with the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB), and has a Professional Qualification in Accounting and Financial Management with The Open University, making her well versed in all matters financial.

She has spent many years working with businesses across the design, marketing and creative industries in London and beyond, as well as experience of clients in similar sectors such as Hospitality, PR, Events and Theatre.

Bertie makes it her mission to ensure that all clients can concentrate on what they do best creatively, and still reap the rewards of healthy financial practices.

Arienne Bassett MCIB (Bertie)

Get in touch

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