Senior Accounts Assistant

Downey Osborne is delighted to be partnering with a well-established and growing organisation to recruit a Senior Accounts Assistant for a 12-month maternity cover contract.

Benefits

• Salary of £32,000 to £34,000

• Hybrid working, with three days in the office and two days from home

• Private healthcare

• Immediate start available

• Strong opportunity for the role to become permanent

• South Belfast location

• Parking available nearby

• Broad exposure across a busy finance function

  
  

About You

You will be an experienced Accounts Assistant with at least three years of experience within a finance team, including exposure to senior-level responsibilities.

You will be confident managing a varied workload, working accurately to deadlines and supporting colleagues across different areas of the business. Strong communication skills, a proactive approach and the ability to work well within a small team will be important.

Part-qualified or IATI-qualified candidates are preferred, although relevant experience will also be considered.

About Your New Role

Always:

• Support the day-to-day running of the sales and purchase ledgers

• Complete credit control duties, customer allocations and customer statements

• Process and code purchase invoices while managing supplier queries

• Prepare daily, monthly and month-end finance reports

• Complete reconciliations and support cash flow processes

Often:

• Support stock purchase ledger activities, purchase orders and order control schedules

• Prepare monthly payment runs and direct debit collections

• Assist with invoice financing declarations, payments and drawdowns

• Collate monthly recharges for submission to relevant brand owners

• Work closely with the Finance Manager and Finance Director on financial reporting

Occasionally:

• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts and annual statutory accounts

• Assist with internal controls and ongoing finance compliance

• Work closely with commercial teams, logistics partners and wider management

Never:

• Be expected to know where every missing pen in the office has gone.

• Be asked to identify which colleague would survive longest in the wild.

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