Grainger Motor Group
Assistant Accountant
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Assistant Accountant
Accounts Assistant
Location: Bury St Edmunds
Hours: 37.5 hours
Type: Full-Time
Why Choose Grainger Motor Group?
✅ Proudly recognised as a Great Place to Work for 2025 and named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development (2026)
✅ Friendly, modern work environment ✅ Join a growing franchise dealership ✅ Competitive pay + professional training ✅ Staff discounts ✅ Wellbeing support & staff events ✅ Career progression in a trusted dealer group ✅ Deliver great service & build customer relationships ✅ Open-door policy
The Role
Grainger Motor Group is expanding and needs a motivated, detail-oriented Group Accounts Assistant to join their Accounts Team in Bury St Edmunds.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career within a thriving automotive retail group.
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Key Responsibilities
Your day-to-day tasks will include:
- Preparing and posting daily cash sheets
- Processing purchase invoices and self-billing invoices (SBIs)
- Raising ad hoc sales invoices
- Maintaining vehicle debtor ledgers
- Reconciling manufacturer bonus accounts
- Completing supplier statement reconciliations
- Posting bank receipts and payments
- Performing balance sheet reconciliations
- Setting up and processing bank payments
- Confirming customer receipts
- Assisting with monthly management accounts
- Responding to internal & external accounts queries
- Providing cover & support for the accounts team
- Filing & maintaining records
- General office administration
- Undertaking ad hoc tasks as needed
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Requirements
Ideal Candidate:
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong organisational & administrative skills
- Good communication & interpersonal abilities
- Adaptable—work well independently & collaboratively
- Positive, proactive approach to work
- Confident using Microsoft Office (especially Excel, preferred but not essential)
As a family-run business, we value people at the core—success is built on talent, commitment, and dedication. We’re committed to nurturing growth, development, and rewarding careers for our team.
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