Accounts Technician

We are currently working with a well-established and growing organisation within the retail supply and distribution sector to recruit an Accounts Technician for their finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic business that has built a strong reputation over a number of years. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining the integrity of financial data while supporting a broad range of finance functions including VAT, payroll, purchase ledger, and customs compliance.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, this role offers excellent exposure across transactional finance, compliance, and systems, within a fast paced and collaborative environment.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary
• Stable, long established and growing business
• Broad exposure across multiple areas of finance and compliance
• Opportunity to develop systems expertise (Sage 200)
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Early finish on Fridays
• Long term career development opportunities

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintaining and operating Sage 200 as the core finance system, ensuring data accuracy and integrity
• Processing transactions, reconciliations, and generating financial reports
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns in line with MTD and HMRC requirements
• Managing payroll processing including RTI submissions, statutory payments, and employee queries
• Overseeing the purchase ledger function including invoice processing, supplier reconciliations, and payment runs
• Raising sales invoices, processing sales orders, and managing debtor accounts and credit control
• Handling customs declarations and supporting compliance with Trader Support Service (TSS) requirements

Who We're Looking For:

• Proven experience in an accounts or finance role, ideally in a similar all round position
• Strong working knowledge of Sage 200
• Experience preparing VAT returns under MTD
• Payroll experience including RTI submissions and statutory payments
• Knowledge of Trader Support Service (TSS) and GB-NI trade requirements

Desirable:

• Part qualified ACCA / CIMA (or studying towards)
• Experience in retail, FMCG, or distribution environments
• Familiarity with customs systems (e.g. CDS)
• Knowledge of additional tax schemes (e.g. CIS)

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please get in touch with Diarmuid for a confidential discussion.

Tagged as: IATI, Payroll, RTI, VAT