Accounting & Finance Finance Assistant Ipswich, Suffolk Up to £13.00 / hour

**Finance Assistant (Accounts Payable)****Working basis:** Onsite during training at Friars Bridge Road, Ipswich. Once training is completed, the role will move to hybrid basis, 3 days a week onsite.**Work Schedule:** Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week between the hours of 9am – 5.30pm with 30 minutes paid.**Positions:** 1**Duration:** Temporary basis, 6 months with potential to extend.**Rate of Pay:** £13 per hour PAYEAre you looking for your first role in Finance? Opus People Solutions are recruiting on a temporary basis for Finance Assistant to join our Clients, Vertas, central finance team based in Ipswich.**Main Purpose of the Job:**Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, the role holder’s main purpose is to:-* Process invoices in an accurate and timely manor* Ensure invoices have relevant approvals* Complete supplier payment runs* Assist in ensuring the Ledger close is done correctly and on time* Provide cover for holiday or illness across all three sections of the team**Key Relationships:*** Accounts Payable Manager* Transactional Finance Manager* Service Heads and Contract Managers* Finance Colleagues**Main Activities and Responsibilities:****Purchase Ledger:*** To fully understand the purchase to payment process* To Process a high volume of Supplier invoices into the system across multiple legal entities* To reconcile supplier statements for all legal entities* To open and scan the post onto the system daily* To maintain the open queries spreadsheets with both internal and external suppliers following up regularly for updates* To assist with processing weekly payment runs in the system* To assist with answering emails in the Accounts Payable inbox**Accounts receivable:*** Allocate all cash receipts to correct customer / invoice in a timely manner, ensure unallocated cash position is constantly reviewed and kept to an acceptable level* Ensure Accounts Receivable Ledger is maintained, with any queries or unidentified balances investigated and resolved* Working interactively with and provide support to the Finance Banking Analyst to ensure all cash receipts posted to correct customer account* Working interactively with and provide support to the Master Data Assistant to ensure all master data relating to customer accounts are accurate* Working interactively with and provide support to the Credit Control Team to assist with any queries that will enable the effective chasing and collection of debt* Provide reporting and guidance relating to future customer receipts to the Financial Reporting Manager in order to assist with working capital and cashflow management* Develop relationships with stakeholders across the business, enhancing operations knowledge which will support the improvement of internal finance processes* With support of Financial Reporting Manager, implement a controlled process of change in respect to Master Data**Sales ledger:*** To fully understand the Sales ledger Process* To help process Adhoc Billing from the inbox* To assist with the inbox ensuring all emails are responded to with the 5-day turnaround time.**Requirements:*** Experience in Accounts Payable, Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger, Invoicing, Finance, Payroll, Banking is beneficial but not essential.* Can do attitude and eagerness to learn and encourage success within the team.* GCSE or equivalent grades in C/4 in Mathematics and English.* Commitment to work onsite 5 days a week during training and then to work onsite 3 days a week.Apply Now! Send your CV directly to Niamh on#J-18808-Ljbffr…