Accounts Assistant - 12 month fixed term contractWe are looking for an Accounts Assistant to join our Finance team, supporting day-to-day transactional finance activities. This is a junior role suited to someone with some prior experience in a professional services environment, who is keen to develop a broad grounding across credit control, purchase ledger, and general accounting processes.The role will involve a high volume of routine processing alongside regular interaction with internal stakeholders and external suppliers and clients.This role offers the opportunity to gain exposure across multiple areas of finance within a professional services organisation, with scope to develop technical skills.The role is based in our Birmingham city centre office with a hybrid workstyle and is a fixed-term contract for a period of 12 months.The closing date for applications is Sunday 10th May.What does the role entail?Credit ControlAssist with the credit control process, including: Chasing overdue debts via email and phone: Monitoring aged debt and escalating issues where appropriate; Maintaining accurate customer account recordsSupporting the team with cash allocation and customer query resolutionBuilding effective working relationships with internal teams to resolve billing and payment issuesPurchase LedgerProcessing supplier invoices in a timely and accurate mannerResolving invoice and supplier queriesPreparing supplier payment runs for review and approvalMaintaining supplier accou