Assistant Accountant

Your new company
Hays Accountancy & Finance are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a well-established and highly successful Northern Ireland business with a strong presence across the UK and Ireland. This organisation operates within a fast-paced commercial environment and has built an excellent reputation for quality, innovation, and customer service. Due to continued business growth, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced Accountant to join their finance team in a full-time, office-based position.

Your new role
Reporting to the senior finance leadership team, you will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day finance function while ensuring accurate financial reporting and maintaining robust financial controls.Key duties will include:

• Maintaining accurate financial records and supporting the production of monthly management accounts.
• Assisting with trial balance maintenance and month-end processes.
• Reconciling bank and cash accounts.
• Managing the purchase ledger function.
• Raising purchase orders and liaising with suppliers.
• Processing supplier invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Allocating payments and receipts to relevant customer and supplier accounts.
• Supporting month-end cut-off procedures and departmental reporting deadlines.
• Maintaining accounting software records and contributing to process improvements.
• Assisting with additional finance and accounting tasks as required.

This role offers exposure to a high-volume transactional environment and would suit an organised finance professional who enjoys working as part of a collaborative team.

What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this opportunity, you will have:

• A minimum of 3 years' experience within a finance or accounting environment.
• Previous experience using accounting software packages.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• A proactive approach with a willingness to learn new systems and processes.
• A flexible and team-focused attitude.

What you need to do now
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