Finance Assistant - Sales and Purchase Ledger
| Posting date: | 07 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 March 2026 |
| Location: | Bury St. Edmunds, Not recorded, IP33 3RL |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | e538aae5-cd41-40c1-bc54-4d90a7e154eb |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds
• 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - Permanent
• Salary: £24,570 - £25,401 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)
We are seeking a detail-oriented Finance Assistant – Sales and Purchase Ledger to join the Eastern Education Group. This role will involve close liaison with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders across the Group, supporting the efficient operation of finance processes. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining accurate customer records, processing sales and purchase ledger transactions and ensuring financial data is handled in a timely and professional manner.
The post holder will be responsible for order processing and administration within Sage, raising and processing group sales ledger invoices and managing sales ledger accounts. You will handle and resolve sales ledger queries, support group credit control activities and KPIs, monitor and agree instalment payments and distribute regular sales ledger statements. The role also includes WAP administration, determining the correct VAT treatment of invoices, assisting with audit queries and supporting the Group Finance Manager with ledger-related duties, including deputising where appropriate.
In addition, you will contribute to harmonising finance processes and systems across the Group, identifying opportunities for improvement and supporting their implementation. You will be expected to work in line with the Group’s Risk Management Policy, highlighting any identified risks to your line manager. As part of the Eastern Education Group, flexibility is required and you may occasionally be asked to undertake your duties across different Group organisations, as well as any other reasonable tasks appropriate to the level of the role.
What the school offers its staff
• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Free parking
• Canteen
• Company events
• Access to various memberships and discount schemes
• Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression pportunities
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
• West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds
• 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - Permanent
• Salary: £24,570 - £25,401 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)
We are seeking a detail-oriented Finance Assistant – Sales and Purchase Ledger to join the Eastern Education Group. This role will involve close liaison with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders across the Group, supporting the efficient operation of finance processes. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining accurate customer records, processing sales and purchase ledger transactions and ensuring financial data is handled in a timely and professional manner.
The post holder will be responsible for order processing and administration within Sage, raising and processing group sales ledger invoices and managing sales ledger accounts. You will handle and resolve sales ledger queries, support group credit control activities and KPIs, monitor and agree instalment payments and distribute regular sales ledger statements. The role also includes WAP administration, determining the correct VAT treatment of invoices, assisting with audit queries and supporting the Group Finance Manager with ledger-related duties, including deputising where appropriate.
In addition, you will contribute to harmonising finance processes and systems across the Group, identifying opportunities for improvement and supporting their implementation. You will be expected to work in line with the Group’s Risk Management Policy, highlighting any identified risks to your line manager. As part of the Eastern Education Group, flexibility is required and you may occasionally be asked to undertake your duties across different Group organisations, as well as any other reasonable tasks appropriate to the level of the role.
What the school offers its staff
• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Free parking
• Canteen
• Company events
• Access to various memberships and discount schemes
• Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression pportunities
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.