Assistant Accountant

Big Sky Additions; Diss; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing organization in Diss is seeking an Assistant Accountant to join its finance team. The role involves handling day-to-day finance activities such as processing invoices, reconciling transactions, and managing payment queries. Ideal candidates will have an understanding of bookkeeping and be proficient in Sage 50 and Excel. The position offers a salary of £30,000–£34,000 along with 28 days’ holiday and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

28 days’ holiday including bank holidays

Free on-site parking

Pension scheme

Opportunities to progress

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and good working with numbers.
• Solid understanding of bookkeeping or accounting practices.

Responsibilities

• Processing daily purchase and sales invoices.
• Matching and reconciling card transactions.
• Completing daily bank reconciliations.
• Handling queries related to accounts.
• Posting and allocating incoming payments.
• Managing cheque payments.
• Reconciling supplier statements and resolving discrepancies.

Skills

Accuracy

Organisational skills

Analytical mindset

Competent IT skills (Sage 50, Excel)

Education

AAT or part-qualified ACCA

Job description

Assistant Accountant – £30,000–£34,000 – Diss (Office Based)

A long-established and steadily growing organisation with multiple UK locations is seeking an Assistant Accountant to join its friendly finance team at its Diss headquarters. This is a great opportunity to build your experience within a sizeable business that continues to expand and invest in its people.

Reporting to the Management Accountant, you’ll become part of a supportive team and take ownership of a range of day-to-day finance activities that help keep operations running smoothly.

The Role

You’ll be involved in a broad mix of transactional and reconciliation work, including:

• Processing daily purchase and sales invoices
• Matching and reconciling card transactions
• Completing daily bank reconciliations
• Handling queries related to accounts
• Posting and allocating incoming payments
• Managing cheque payments
• Reconciling supplier statements and resolving discrepancies

This is a full-time, office-based role working 9am–5:30pm.

About You

We’re looking for someone accurate, organised and confident working with numbers. You’ll ideally have:

• AAT or part-qualified ACCA (an advantage but not essential)
• A solid understanding of bookkeeping or accounting practices
• Strong attention to detail and an analytical mindset
• Competent IT skills, including Sage 50 and Excel
• A collaborative nature paired with the ability to use your initiative
• A focus on meeting deadlines and maintaining high levels of accuracy

What’s on Offer

• Salary of £30,000–£34,000
• Opportunities to progress as the organisation continues to grow
• 28 days’ holiday including bank holidays
• Free on-site parking
• Pension scheme

If you’re looking for a stable, hands‑on role within a growing organisation where your contribution truly matters, this could be the ideal next step.