Accounts & Finance Assistant (Sage 50)

Haughey Recruitment Ltd; Dungannon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Haughey Recruitment Ltd invites applications for an Accounts Assistant role based in Dungannon. The successful candidate will support day-to-day finance tasks, including reconciliations, credit control, and payroll using Sage Line 50.

Ideally you will have strong numerical skills, attention to detail, and experience with Sage 50. Manufacturing exposure is a plus but not essential, with a supportive team environment offered.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a finance/accounts administration role.
• Strong practical knowledge of Sage Line 50 - essential.
• Experience with bank reconciliations and account reconciliations.
• Exposure to credit control and debt collection.
• Good numerical and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage a busy workload.
• Confident with customer/supplier communications by phone and email.
• Experience in Excel and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Complete bank reconciliations across multiple Sterling and Euro bank accounts.
• Reconcile aged debtor balances and follow up on payments.
• Contact customers by phone and email regarding overdue accounts.
• Prepare and issue regular customer statements.
• Reconcile aged creditor accounts and manage upcoming payments.
• Process wage journal entries from Sage Payroll.
• Liaise with external debt collection partner for outstanding accounts.
• Set up new customer accounts on Sage and process POs.
• Manually process high volumes of supplier invoices.
• Prepare monthly bank month-end processes and close-offs.
• Carry out monthly nominal code checks.
• Prepare monthly sales reports and provide information to the team.
• Complete monthly Intrastat reporting - incoming transactions.
• Provide general finance and administrative support.

Skills

Numerical skills

Attention to detail

Excel

Communication

Organisational skills

Customer communication

Education

IATI qualification (desirable)

Tools

Sage Line 50

Sage Payroll

Microsoft Office

Job description

Haughey Recruitment Ltd invites applications for an Accounts Assistant role based in Dungannon. The successful candidate will support day-to-day finance tasks, including reconciliations, credit control, and payroll using Sage Line 50.

Ideally you will have strong numerical skills, attention to detail, and experience with Sage 50. Manufacturing exposure is a plus but not essential, with a supportive team environment offered.