Sales & Purchase Ledger Clerk / Assistant Accountant job for a business near Bury St Edmunds, circa £30,000 Your new company Hays Accountancy & Finance have partnered with a business near Bury St Edmunds who are part of a global organisation as they look to strengthen their finance team and recruit a new person to take responsibility for sales invoicing as well as high volume and complex purchase ledger processing across the business. Your new role You will be confident in raising sales invoices to ensure swift payment for goods & services. Therefore, accurate data-collection from the operational teams is essential to reduce late payment and improve cash flow. Working closely with the wider finance team, you will support them with sales invoice queries and early stages of credit control. As a key member of the transactional finance team, you will also input and analyse purchase invoices which are used to re-charge these costs to the end customer as a sales invoice, which will require you to have experience of or at least an understanding of trial balance would be advantageous. At month-end you will assist in the preparation of management accounts, when required, so any experience of collating financial data would be a bonus, but the core duties will be transactional finance across the ledgers ensure smooth invoicing and problem-free credit collections. What you'll need to succeed You will be confident with Excel to process and analyse across the sales and purchase ledgers, be aware of potential overdue accounts as well as be able to investigate and resolve invoice issues with other duties involving assisting at month-end close. This would delay suit an experienced bookkeeper who fully understands day-to-day ledger management and is comfortable supporting the wider finance team with invoicing and expense claims as well as processing costs which are re-charged to create a sales invoice and ultimately income. What you'll get in return The organisation offers flexible hybrid working of 3 days in the office and 2 at home, 25 days holiday plus the Bank Holidays, a 40-hour working week and a salary of circa £30,000. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. 4699692