Accounts Specialist

Spider; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Free Parking

Pension contribution

Multicultural and collaborative work环境

Job summary

Spider is recruiting an experienced Accounts Specialist to join the team in Ipswich, Suffolk. This is a full-time, permanent, office-based position with a competitive salary and benefits.

You will record and reconcile daily financial transactions, manage credit control, intercompany activity and assist with month-end close, ensuring compliance with local accounting standards and HQ guidance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in full-cycle accounting.
• Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Experience with SAP Business One and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Record and reconcile daily financial transactions.
• Perform bank reconciliations and payroll journals.
• Manage customer accounts, credit control and collections.
• Process supplier invoices and vendor payments.
• Prepare intercompany reconciliations and group reporting.
• Produce management reports and KPIs.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes.
• Assist with tax reporting and statutory compliance.

Skills

Accounting

Credit control

Financial reporting

Intercompany accounting

Education

Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

Tools

SAP Business One

Excel

Job description

Accounts Specialist – Spider is recruiting on behalf of a privately held global shipping company for an experienced Accounts Specialist to join their team in Ipswich, Suffolk. This is a full-time, permanent, office-based position.

Fantastic company benefits include:

• Competitive Salary:£35,000 – £37,000 per annum
• Holiday: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free Parking
• Pension contribution
• A multicultural and collaborative working environment.

About the role:

As Accounts Specialist, you will perform daily financial transactions, general ledger reconciliations, credit control, and financial reporting. Working closely with Group Headquarters (HQ), you will ensure full alignment between ERP systems and local statutory accounting standards, maintain timely receivables/payables cycles, and contribute to seamless month-end and year-end closing processes.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Recording and reconciling daily financial transactions across SAP Business One and local accounting systems.
• Completing bank reconciliations, payroll journals and maintaining accurate audit trails.
• Managing customer accounts, credit control, collections and invoice disputes to minimise DSO.
• Processing supplier invoices, resolving discrepancies and managing vendor payments and onboarding.
• Completing monthly intercompany reconciliations and supporting Group reporting requirements.
• Preparing management reports including aging analysis, P&L overviews, KPIs and disbursement accounts.
• Supporting month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes while resolving ledger variances.
• Supporting tax reporting, statutory compliance and maintaining accurate financial records.

About you:

You’ll be an experienced accounting professional with a minimum 5 years of hands‑on experience in full-cycle accounting, credit control, and financial reporting, preferably within a multinational or shipping/freight forwarding/logistics environment. You’ll have a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related subject.

You’ll be comfortable using accounting systems and Microsoft Excel, with experience of ERP systems such as SAP Business One, reconciliations, multi‑currency transactions and intercompany accounting being beneficial. Most importantly, you’ll be organised, detail‑focused and confident communicating with colleagues, customers, suppliers and Group HQ.

About them:

A privately held global shipping company and a leader in maritime transportation and logistics with offices in 17 countries and around 500 employees. The company focuses on providing high-quality and competitive services tailored to meet the complex needs of supply chains and is committed to delivering reliable and innovative logistics solutions.

Spider is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates. Please advise us of any reasonable adjustments required during recruitment. Please check your inbox and spam/junk folder for correspondence.

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