Accounts Assistant

Happy Raspberry Ltd; Armagh; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Happy Raspberry Ltd in Northern Ireland is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join our finance team. The role involves reconciling stock records across warehouse, production and finance systems, supporting day-to-day accounts and month-end activities.

This is a 6-month contract, full-time, based in the Armagh office. You will have previous accounts experience, strong financial acumen, and proficiency with Excel and Sage200.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within an accounts role.
• Strong financial acumen and understanding of accounting principles.
• Excellent Excel and Sage200 proficiency.
• Highly organised, accurate and detail oriented.
• Proactive with good judgement and initiative.
• Comfortable collaborating across finance and non-finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile stock records and resolve discrepancies.
• Investigate purchase price and manufacturing variances.
• Process supplier invoices and payments.
• Raise purchase orders and manage supplier orders.
• Assist with cash-flow reporting and payment runs.
• Maintain accurate financial records and reconciliations.
• Record bank transactions using Sage.
• Complete month-end procedures and reconciliations.
• Manage finance inboxes and provide general finance support.
• Identify process improvements to increase efficiency.

Skills

Accounts experience

Financial acumen

Attention to detail

Can-do attitude

Issue investigation

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Excel

Sage200

Job description

Accounts Assistant We are working with a leading manufacturer to recruit for a detail-oriented and proactive Accounts Assistant to be part of their finance team.The role will involve reconciling stock records across our warehouse, production and finance systems, alongside supporting day-to-day accounts and month-end activities.This is a 6 month contract and based outside Armagh, the hours are Monday - Thursday 9am - 530pm and 9am to 3pm on Friday and based full time in the office.

The Accounts Assistant will be responsible for:

• Reconciling stock records and resolving discrepancies.
• Investigating purchase price and manufacturing variances.
• Processing supplier invoices and payments.
• Raising purchase orders and managing supplier orders.
• Assisting with cash-flow reporting and payment runs.
• Maintaining accurate financial records and reconciliations.
• Resolving supplier queries and obtaining invoice approvals.
• Recording bank transactions using Sage.
• Completing month-end procedures and reconciliations.
• Managing finance inboxes and providing general finance support.
• Identifying process improvements to increase efficiency.

What you will need to have for the Accounts Assistant role:

• Previous experience within an Accounts role
• Strong financial acumen and understanding of accounting principles.
• Excellent Excel and systems skills, with strong experience with Sage200.
• Highly organised, accurate and detail focused.
• A practical, can-do approach, sound judgement and the initiative to investigate and resolve issues.
• Comfortable collaborating across finance and non-finance teams.