Accounts Assistant

We’re looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join a busy finance team in a varied and hands-on role, for one our established clients based in Ipswich.

This is a broad finance position covering accounts payable, supplier payments, banking, reconciliations and general finance administration. You’ll also support the payroll process, working closely with the wider finance team to ensure payments, records and financial information are accurate and up to date.

The Role

You’ll be involved in the day-to-day running of the finance function, with a particular focus on accounts payable and payment processing.

Your responsibilities will include:

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• Setting up and maintaining supplier and customer accounts across finance and banking systems.
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• Processing supplier invoices and ensuring they are correctly recorded and allocated.
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• Checking invoices and preparing monthly supplier payment runs.
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• Preparing BACS payments and issuing remittance advices.
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• Preparing payment runs for approval and processing payments.
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• Processing ad hoc bank payments as required.
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• Downloading, checking and processing invoices from online supplier portals.
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• Reconciling petty cash and posting relevant journals.
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• Assisting with bank reconciliations and balance sheet control accounts.
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• Supporting credit control and nominal account analysis.
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• Maintaining accurate supplier, customer and employee records.
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• Assisting with job cost allocation and financial analysis using spreadsheets.
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• Processing timesheets and entering payroll information.
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• Preparing payroll BACS payments.
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• Maintaining employee records.
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About You

We’re looking for someone with solid accounts administration experience who is confident handling financial information and working across a range of finance processes.

You’ll ideally have experience with:

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• Accounts payable and supplier invoice processing.
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• Payment runs and BACS payments.
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• Bank and account reconciliations.
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• Spreadsheets and financial analysis.
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• Maintaining accurate financial records.
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You’ll be organised, detail-focused and comfortable managing your own workload. You’ll also be someone who takes pride in getting things right, particularly when dealing with payments and financial information.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced finance professional looking for a varied role where no two days are quite the same, with the chance to support a broad range of accounting activities within an established finance team.

We look forward to your application!