Accounts Assistant

The Role

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join a busy and established organisation based in Co. Tyrone.

The successful candidate will provide direct support across the day-to-day finance function, with responsibility for a range of accounts, credit control, banking and administrative duties.

This would suit someone with a strong practical accounts background who is confident working independently and can hit the ground running. Experience with Sage 50 is essential, as the successful candidate will be expected to work confidently with the system from the outset.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete bank reconciliations across multiple Sterling and Euro bank accounts
• Reconcile aged debtor balances and proactively follow up outstanding customer payments
• Contact customers by phone and email regarding overdue accounts
• Prepare and issue regular customer statements
• Reconcile aged creditor accounts, ensuring upcoming payments are identified and actioned
• Process wage journal entries from Sage Payroll
• Manage late and outstanding accounts in conjunction with an external debt collection partner
• Set up new customer accounts on Sage in line with established procedures
• Input and process purchase orders
• Manually process a high volume of supplier/creditor invoices, potentially hundreds per week
• Complete monthly bank month-end processes and close-offs
• Carry out monthly nominal code checks
• Prepare monthly sales reports and provide sales information to the wider team
• Complete monthly Intrastat reporting incoming transactions
• Provide general finance and administrative support as required
• Assist with HR administration, including new employee inductions and maintaining/updating personnel files
• Support the wider finance function with ad-hoc duties and reporting

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Previous experience in a finance/accounts administration role
• Strong practical knowledge of Sage Line 50 essential
• Experience with bank reconciliations and account reconciliations
• Previous exposure to credit control and debt collection
• Strong attention to detail and excellent numerical skills
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage a busy workload
• Confidence communicating with customers and suppliers by phone and email
• Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
• Experience within a manufacturing environment would be advantageous but is not essential
• IATI qualification or equivalent practical/QBE experiencewould be desirable

What's on Offer?

• Salary of £35,000 £40,000, depending on experience
• A varied role with genuine responsibility across finance and administration
• Opportunity to work closely with senior management and support the wider business
• An established and supportive working environment

Contact Katie at Haughey Recruitment for more details! |

Skills:
Sage Line 50

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