Financial Assistant

SRM Recruitment; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Company pension

23 days holiday + bank holidays

Annual bonus

ACCA study support

Free onsite parking

Modern office

Job summary

SRM Recruitment is seeking a Financial Accounts Assistant in Ipswich. You will join a finance team to produce accounts for a varied client portfolio, requiring a practice background and high standards across multiple entity types.

You will manage accruals, prepayments and P&L analysis, supported by a qualified accountant, with opportunities for ACCA study and hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience within an accountancy practice is essential.
• AAT Level 4 qualification or ACCA student/working toward.
• Strong Excel skills including VLOOKUPs.
• Experience of a paperless office is an advantage.
• Full driving licence as some travel to client sites is required.

Responsibilities

• Accounts production for a range of clients, supported by a qualified accountant.
• Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts for various entity types including partnerships, sole traders, limited companies and LLPs.
• Calculating accruals and prepayments, profit and loss analysis, gross margin reconciliations and other balance sheet reconciliations.
• Preparing budgets, cashflow forecasts and variance analysis for selected clients.
• Bookkeeping duties for a small number of clients, including processing purchase invoices, raising sales invoices, month-end payments, bank reconciliations and VAT returns.
• Liaising directly with managers and clients as appropriate.

Skills

Driving licence

Vlookups

Education

AAT Level 4 or ACCA studier

Tools

Excel

Computerised accounts package

Job description

Financial Accounts Assistant

Location: Ipswich, Suffolk

Salary: Up to £35,000 depending on experience and qualifications

A practice background is essential for this role.

We are working with a well-established business that is looking to add a Financial Accounts Assistant to its finance team. This is a permanent opportunity for someone who has trained and developed within an accountancy practice and is looking to bring that skill set into a varied, client-focused role.

Because the position covers accounts production across a broad portfolio of clients, previous experience gained in practice is genuinely essential. You will already be comfortable working across different entity types and preparing accounts to a high standard with limited hand-holding.

What you will be doing:

• Accounts production for a range of clients, supported by a qualified accountant
• Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts for various entity types including partnerships, sole traders, limited companies and LLPs
• Calculating accruals and prepayments, profit and loss analysis, gross margin reconciliations and other balance sheet reconciliations
• Preparing budgets, cashflow forecasts and variance analysis for selected clients
• Bookkeeping duties for a small number of clients, including processing purchase invoices, raising sales invoices, month-end payments, bank reconciliations and VAT returns
• Liaising directly with managers and clients as appropriate

What we are looking for:

• Previous experience within an accountancy practice (essential)
• AAT Level 4 qualified or an ACCA studier
• Confident user of a computerised accounts package
• Strong Excel skills, including Vlookups
• Experience of a paperless office is an advantage
• A full driving licence, as some travel to client sites is required

What is on offer:

• Up to £35,000 depending on experience and qualifications
• Hybrid working
• Company pension
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 25
• Annual bonus scheme
• ACCA study support if required
• Modern office with free onsite parking