Job Role: Assistant Accountant
Location: Worcester/New Milton
Hours: 35 hours per week Monday to Friday
At Innovus we are committed to delivering market leading solutions and professional services and as an Assistant Accountant- Accounts Receivable, you will be contributing to our vision to recognised as the market leading provider of services to the UK’s property sector.
We are proud to employ highly skilled, experienced and innovative people who deliver business expertise and service across the property industry.
Main Purpose of Job
The main purpose of the Assistant Accountant is to support the financial health of a business by ensuring timely and accurate invoicing, monitoring incoming payments, and maintaining accounts receivable. They play a critical role in managing cash flow by following up on outstanding invoices, resolving billing discrepancies, and processing receipts. By ensuring that payments are collected efficiently and recorded correctly, they help the finance team maintain accurate financial reporting and support the overall financial operations of the company.
Position in Organisation
This role reports to the Director of Finance in Innovus.
Main Responsibilities
- Raise and issue accurate sales invoices & proforma invoices in a timely manner.
- Monitor and reconcile bank and customer accounts to ensure payments are received as scheduled
- Follow up on overdue invoices via phone and email professionally and persistently
- Process and allocate incoming payments correctly in the accounting system
- Assist with month-end close by preparing AR-related reports and reconciliations to debtor report and income recorded.
- Investigate and resolve payment discrepancies or billing issues
- Maintain accurate and organised records of transactions and communications
- Support for Building Safety fund client payments and client bank reconciliations.
- Support for the preparation of AVIVA client quarterly management accounts.
Skills and Experience
- Working towards a professional accounting qualification such as AAT
- 1–2 years of experience in an accounts receivable, credit control, or similar finance role
- Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Confident communication and interpersonal skills, especially for chasing payments
- Good Excel skills (e.g., VLOOKUP, PivotTables)
- Familiarity with accounting software such as Sage and Workday
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities
- Strong organisational and time management abilities
- A proactive and problem-solving mindset
The Benefits
Our customers deserve the best and the same applies to our people. We’ll support you with all of the technology, training and support that you need to do your job well. We offer competitive salaries and a range of benefit packages. In addition to the core benefits, we also offer a range of exclusive discounts on extra benefits to help you and your family make the most of your money, safeguard your future and look after your health.
Diversity and Inclusion
We’re committed to promoting diversity at Innovus and recruit on merit. We will consider applications from job share applicants.
Innovus is an inclusive employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants. If you have an additional need at any stage of our recruitment and selection process do speak to one of our team to let us know how we can accommodate you.
Ready to apply?
Click the below apply button to start your application for this role. We will ask you to upload your CV and answer a few questions. You may also be asked to complete verbal and numerical reasoning tests online.
Please note, due to our sector all roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS.
If you meet the criteria for the role, we’ll be in touch to arrange a short telephone interview and our shortlist of candidates will be invited to attend a first interview with the hiring manager and another member of our team.
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