Assistant Business Support Accountant

Suffolk County Council; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Ipswich Borough Council is seeking an Assistant Business Support Accountant to provide expert support for financial services. This role involves assisting in budget monitoring and financial analysis, with opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Generous holiday and sick pay entitlements

Subsidised parking

Public transport discounts

Free swimming and gym membership

Cycle purchase scheme

Flexible working

Hybrid working opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Support Business Support Accountants with budget monitoring.
• Assist with reconciliations and financial system duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to Business Support Accountants.
• Manage budgetary control and reconciliations.
• Handle day-to-day duties in financial systems.

Skills

Budgetary Control

Reconciliations

Education

Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)

Job description

• Ipswich Borough Council - Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2DE
• 37 hours per week
• Full Time
• Permanent
• Reference: 0210
• Required as soon as possible

Job Description

• Ipswich Borough Council - Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2DE
• £27,269 - £34,314 per annum
• 37 hours per week
• Full Time
• Permanent
• Reference: 0210
• Required as soon as possible

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your career in finance? Ipswich Borough Council is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our team as an Assistant Business Support Accountant.

As an Assistant Business Support Accountant, you will play a key role in providing expert support and analysis for the council's services. This role primarily supports the Housing Revenue Account (HRA), Shared Revenues Partnership and repairs and maintenance programme. You assist a Business Support Accountant to help ensure the council meets its financial obligations, key objectives and critical deadlines.

We will be looking to appoint to either level depending on skills and experience.

If appointed to level 1 the council requires that you obtain the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT). Full study support towards this qualification will be provided within a given time.

If appointed to the level 2 of the career grade we expect you to hold the AAT, and support Business Support Accountants with the council's monthly budget monitoring process. As well as being a trusted advisor by providing high quality budgetary advice to the services you will support to create a real and active working relationships with both operational and management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing assistance to Business Support Accountants
• Reconciliations
• Budgetary Control
• Day to day duties in relation to the integrated financial system

As well as a good salary, we can offer you:

• generous holiday and sick pay entitlements
• subsidised parking for work and leisure
• public transport discounts
• free swimming and gym membership
• cycle purchase scheme
• plenty of personal and professional development opportunities
• flexible working
• hybrid working opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• the opportunity to work with great colleagues.

Employees are contractually enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme, one of the few remaining defined-benefit pension schemes in the UK.

There are many benefits to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which include:

• on average we pay over twice as much as staff towards each pension
• you get tax relief on all your contributions
• you can take a tax-free lump sum payment on retirement
• each year you will build up a pension based on your pay and inflation increases will be added to ensure that your pension keeps up
• protection should you have to retire early due to ill health
• life cover of three times your pay from the first day you join the scheme
• dependents benefit payable if you die so your pension does not die with you
• there are no hidden management fees or hidden costs, you simply pay a percentage of your salary

For more information

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification before applying:

• Career Grade Level 1 (pdf)
• Career Grade Level 2 (pdf)

To find out more about us please visit our website (ipswich.gov.uk).

Please contact Will Suttle by emailing [e-mail] to ask any questions you may have regarding the role.

If you require any assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process, please let us know so that the appropriate arrangements can be put in place.

How to apply

To apply, please complete an online application by visiting our recruitment website (ambitionipswich.com).

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications.

Please note CVs are not accepted.

Closing date: 1 June 2025

Interview date: Week commencing 9 June 2025

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