Bookkeeper / AP & AR Accounts Clerk - 12-month contract

Your new company Hays Accountancy & Finance are working with a growing finance team seeking an experienced Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Assistant / Bookkeeper / Accounts Assistant for a finance contract role with an organisation based in Bury St Edmunds but offering 100% remote working with the occasional day in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

You will join the finance team and take responsibility of processing supplier invoices, managing customer and supplier payments, as well as performing daily bank reconciliations. These tasks will keep our client's day-to-day financial operations running smoothly while maintaining strong internal controls and compliance.

Your new role Accounts Payable

• Process supplier invoices accurately and obtain authorisations in line with company policy.
• Prepare payment runs (BACS, CHAPS, SEPA, international) to meet agreed terms.
• Maintain supplier accounts, investigate and resolve discrepancies, and respond to payment queries.
• Reconcile supplier statements to the purchase ledger monthly.
• Create and maintain vendor records in the ERP system.
• Verify supplier bank details (IBAN) by phone for new suppliers and when details change.
• Post and reconcile daily bank statements.
• Issue licencing invoices and process licensors' statements when required.

Accounts Receivable

• Allocate customer receipts to invoices and keep sales ledgers up to date.
• Set up Direct Debits for customers using this payment method.
• Perform credit checks for new customers (Credit Safe) and verify EU VAT registration via VIES.
• Create and maintain customer records in the ERP system.
• Monitor overdue accounts and support credit control while preserving strong customer relationships.
• Reconcile customer statements and resolve payment or invoicing discrepancies.
• Post and reconcile daily bank statements.

What you'll need to succeed You will be immediately available and have experience of purchase & sales ledger processing. Ideally, using an ERP system (Navision) along with any experience of international payments would be an advantage.

What you'll get in return The organisation is looking to pay circa £30,000 for this 12-month fixed-term contract, which will be 100% remote-working for a business based in Bury St Edmunds. For more details of the benefits package, please call Andy Jarman on

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