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Location: Great Blakenham, IP6
Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Accounts Assistant and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.
Why Persimmon Homes?
At Persimmon, we don't just build homes - we build careers. When you join us as a Accounts Assistant, you'll benefit from:
- Competitive salary
- 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
- Life Cover & Contributory Pension
- Employee Benefits Platform - giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
- Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development
We are recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join our busy Accounts team on an initial 12 month Fixed-Term Contract. This will be a varied role which will require the role holder to carry out purchase ledger duties and assist with the subcontractor accounts.
Primary Responsibilities
- Process all purchase invoices and obtain approval for payment
- Carry out supplier statement reconciliations
- Compile payment runs on a monthly basis, ensuring all supplier invoices are uploaded
- Verify all new sub-contractors in line with Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) standards and manage monthly CIS returns
- Dealing with supplier queries over the phone and via email
- Any other accounting duties reasonably required by the Finance Manager
- Experience in a similar accounting role
- A relevant accounting qualification or working towards one would be beneficial
- Previous experience in the construction industry and dealing with subcontractors would be an advantage but not essential
- Experience of using Microsoft applications especially Excel
- Must be organised, diligent and able to work under pressure
