Senior Accounts Assistant

MacKenzie King; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local finance firm in Ipswich is seeking a Senior Accounts Assistant to join its dynamic finance team. You will provide key support to the Management Accountant, manage payment runs, and handle credit control. The ideal candidate should be AAT qualified or have relevant experience, proficient in Microsoft Office 365 and Sage, with strong attention to detail. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to monthly management accounts, payroll processing, and VAT returns.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple weekly payment runs.
• Proactive approach to reducing outstanding customer debt through effective credit control.
• Experience with VAT returns, payroll processing, and preparation of monthly management accounts.

Responsibilities

• Process/match purchase invoices.
• Set up new supplier/customer accounts and maintain existing account details within the ledgers.
• Monthly reconciliations of supplier statements.
• Credit control.
• Assist in developing procedures and checklists.

Skills

AAT Qualified or qualified by experience

Proven skills in Microsoft Office 365

Attention to detail

Flexibility and task prioritization skills

Great interpersonal and communication skills

Self-discipline and able to work on own initiative

Good team working skills

The ability to work to monthly deadlines

An aptitude for IT – knowledge of software packages like Excel and Sage

Adaptable

Tools

Sage

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

MacKenzie King is proud to once again be partnering with a successful and growing local business to recruit an experienced Senior Accounts Assistant. This is an excellent opportunity to join a small, dynamic finance team and provide key support to the Management Accountant. The successful Senior Accounts Assistant candidate will have experience across both sides of the ledger, be confident managing multiple weekly payment runs, and take a proactive approach to reducing outstanding customer debt through effective credit control. In addition, the Senior Accounts Assistant will have the opportunity to support the Management Accountant with a range of responsibilities, including VAT returns, payroll processing, and the preparation of monthly management accounts.

Responsibilities

• Process/match purchase invoices
• Set up new supplier/customer accounts and maintain existing account details within the ledgers on Sage and CRM
• Monthly reconciliations of supplier statements
• Payment Runs
• Bank reconciliation
• Process credit card transactions
• Process employee expenses
• Payment/receipt allocations on to Sage, with precision and recording retention deductions
• Credit control
• Assist in CIS payments and monthly return
• Assist in quarterly VAT return
• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts
• Assist in developing procedures and checklists to support all accounting routines
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of the information transferred from the CRM system to Sage.
• Possible payroll processing on Sage payroll
• Maintaining the fixed asset register.
• Other ad hoc duties

Typical qualities of a successful candidate include

• AAT Qualified or qualified by experience
• Proven skills in Microsoft Office 365
• Attention to detail
• Flexibility and task prioritisation skills
• Great interpersonal and communications skills
• Self-discipline and able to work on own initiative
• Good team working skills
• The ability to work to monthly deadlines
• An aptitude for IT – knowledge of software packages like Excel and Sage
• Adaptable