Assistant Accountant, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk - Accountancy Recruit

Assistant Accountant, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Full-Time (permanent)
£30000 - £35000 Per Annum

posted: 5th November 2024

Accountancy Recruit is partnering with a global software technology provider in the recruitment of an Assistant Accountant, for the global head office based in Bury St Edmunds. The business is experiencing growth, and is a fast paced, busy environment, with a collaborative team culture.

Reporting into the Group Finance Manager, the purpose of this role is to maintain the day-to-day financial records and transactions using QuickBooks. Support the Sales Team with contract management and maintain the fixed asset register.

Key Responsibilities

  • New customers set up on all relevant systems (Quickbooks, Maxio, Hubspot, etc.)
  • Sales ledger: raising approx. 300 invoices monthly and Issuing customer statements
  • Credit control for the UK and Europe
  • Dealing with customer queries
  • Purchase ledger; processing approx. 6-700 invoices monthly for the UK and US. Coding and entering supplier invoices- ensuring invoices are correctly authorised before processing
  • Dealing with supplier queries
  • Preparing payment runs
  • Monitor the Finance email box
  • Reconciling credit and debit card (UK&US)
  • Petty cash reconciliation
  • Processing staff expenses and filing of finance documents and contracts
  • Matching expenses with projects (launches, conferences etc.)
  • Assist with audit
  • Management of the fixed asset and subscriptions register
  • Responsible for ensuring IT and staff equipment have asset tags and that asset information is up to date in the staff onboarding data
  • Work with line manager and HR to ensure new starters have correct equipment
  • Matching payments
  • Ad hoc finance tasks required, and other analysis as requested
  • Holiday cover for other finance team members
  • Provide support for internal teams:
  • Contract management for the sales team
  • Work with the CEO, CFO and Group Finance Manager in monitoring and renewal of utility contracts; ensuring competitive rates

 

Requirements & Skills

  • AAT, CIMA, or ACCA studier would be an advantage.
  • Experience of Goggle Sheets would be an advantage, confident in Excel and accounting software
  • Excellent time management with proven attention to detail
  • Experience with the administration of a contract end to end process would be an advantage
  • Confident to highlight issues found within a process
  • Experienced and comfortable working in a small finance/operations team
  • Able to work as a team player
  • Demonstrate a natural curiosity, ability to simplify the complex and a desire to learn and succeed

 

Remuneration

  • Salary £30-35,000 pa
  • Study support
  • Private Health Insurance for UK and US
    Access to Mental Health First Aiders
  • Flexible and hybrid working – 3 days in the office, 2 days remote
  • Hours: Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week – flexible times.
  • Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays
  • Birthday off and vouchers
    Ability to purchase more holiday after 2 years’ service
  • Employee Assist Programme supports physical and financial health
  • Volunteering days for local charities
  • Social committee with planned events throughout the year
  • On the spot rewards as employee recognition
  • Snacks and drinks in all offices

 

 

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