Just posted the below to osmf-talk but I want to cast the net a little wider!
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Osmf-talk] OSMF is looking for an UK accountant Date: Tue, 2 May 2017 23:39:42 +0200 From: Frederik Ramm <frede...@osmfoundation.org> Organization: OpenStreetMap Foundation To: osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org <osmf-t...@openstreetmap.org> Hi, our current accountant - of whom we are meanwhile the sole remaining client - is going to retire at the end of this business year. So we're looking for a replacement! The plan is for her to still do the year end reporting for this business year which will happen in mid-2018, but the regular 2018 business year should already start with the new accountant. As you know if you read my financial reporting, we're spending roughly £5000 per year on accounting. The accountant's tasks currently include: * process bank statements and paypal statements every month and match them up with invoices and paperwork that I will (should) have provided * write invoices when requested (about 20-30 per year) * prepare quarterly P&L and balance sheet reporting for the members * prepare year-end financial report for members and submit tax return to the authorities; this includes keeping an asset register and computing depreciation charges * generally ensure that we stay abreast of UK tax regulations Someone potentially interested in the job might also want to know * we're not VAT registered * we're a not-for-profit company which is limited by guarantee * we're not a charity but we might consider becoming one in the future; if the accountant has experience in working with charities that would be welcome but having no such experience would not be a hindrance * we're meanwhile doing more transactions in EUR than in GBP (and there's a sprinkling of USD in the mix too). While everything needs to be converted to GBP ultimately for the UK taxman, I'm not sure if our internal reporting should maybe switch to EUR. To be discussed. We currently use a SAGE 50 professional software package but we don't mind if the new accountant were to use something else, provided it can cope with multi-currency bank accounts. Ideally the accontant would be using an Internet based accounting system that would allow e.g the OSMF treasurer to log into the system and view reports and statistics without having to bother the accountant with it. Our current accountant is a small one-person business and this worked rather well; we'd be more than happy to work with an independent tax accountant again, but using a larger firm is also possible. I am writing this in the hope that someone here might be, or know, an accountant interested in taking us on as a client. I'm happy to discuss details of our requirements and workflow with interested candidates. Bye Frederik -- Frederik Ramm Treasurer OpenStreetMap Foundation Name & Registered Office: Openstreetmap Foundation 132 Maney Hill Road Sutton Coldfield B72 1JU United Kingdom A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Registration No. 05912761. _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb