Assistant Accountant

Briggs Equipment; Lisburn; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading equipment solutions provider in Lisburn seeks an Assistant Accountant to join their Finance Team. In this hybrid role, you'll assist in financial transactions, support management, and complete accounting tasks. The ideal candidate is AAT qualified and experienced in financial accounting. Competitive salary and career development opportunities await.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Contributory pension scheme

Profitshare bonus based on performance

Paycare and eyecare health scheme

High street discounts

Qualifications

• Significant financial accounting experience to trial balance and management accounts level.
• Practical understanding of Accounts Payable processes and systems.
• Excellent Excel experience including ability to pivot/lookup.

Responsibilities

• Assist in processing all financial transactions.
• Support the Finance Manager with daily activities.
• Complete accounting transactional activities ensuring correct cost allocation.

Skills

Accounting Technician

Financial accounting experience

Excel expertise

Attention to detail

Good communication skills

Education

AAT Qualified

Job description

Opportunity: Assistant Accountant

Contract: Permanent

Location: Lisburn. Hybrid working available.

About Us: Briggs Equipment Group is a leading provider of asset management and maintenance solutions across Ireland and the UK. Briggs Equipment Ireland is part of a €100 million turnover group, businesses in our group include Briggs Equipment Ireland, Laois Hire Services, Aerial Platform Hire, Future Events Hire and Galway Plant and Tool Hire.

We currently have a new exciting opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to join our Finance Team based in Lisburn.

In this role you will be:

• Assisting in the processing of all financial transactions for the ROI businesses
• Supporting the Finance Manager with daily activities
• Completing accounting transactional activities for businesses ensuring correct cost allocation working closely with all Accounts Payable staff
• Reviewing the GRNI regularly to identify and solve any issues
• Maintaining the weekly cashflow forecast for the business
• Completing bank and nominal reconciliations to identify and solve arising issues
• Assisting in the preparation of the monthly management accounts including month end journals, accruals, prepayments, fixed asset register, analysis & KPI’s
• Assisting Group Finance in the preparation of revenue submissions including VAT, VIES, Intrastat, Customs Duty and other government submissions such as national statistics
• Assisting the Finance Manager with completing yearly budgets and ad hoc reporting to Group Finance.

What will help you to excel in this role:

• Accounting Technician (AAT Qualified)
• Significant financial accounting experience to trial balance and management accounts level
• Practical understanding of Accounts Payable processes and systems
• Excellent excel experience (including ability to pivot/lookup)
• Good communication and high-level attention to detail skills.

What you can expect from us:

• Competitive base salary
• Future development and career opportunities
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions up to 6%
• Profitshare bonus based on business performance
• Paycare and eyecare health scheme
• High street discounts

What’s next

If you are interested in joining The Briggs Group, then please click on the apply now button and a member of the team will be in touch.

Not sure if this is the right role for you? Please feel free to visit the careers page on our website and send us your CV speculatively for a member of the team to review.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the interview process, then please contact a member of the Recruitment Team, and inform them prior to attending so we can ensure these are met.

Skills:

• Assistant Accountant
• AAT
• Technician