Assistant Accountant

Kukoon; Newry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital-first company in Northern Ireland is seeking a finance operations role to support the Financial Controller. Responsibilities include invoicing, payment processing, and maintaining financial records. The ideal candidate will be part qualified in ACCA/CIMA/CAI with a minimum of 2 years' experience in finance operations. This position offers a unique 4-day work week, enhancing work-life balance.

Benefits

4-day working week

Electric Car onsite charging

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Generous staff discount

Qualifications

• Part Qualified in ACCA/CIMA/CAI.
• Minimum 2 years experience in transactional finance or finance operations.
• Confident with Excel and cloud-based finance tools.

Responsibilities

• Raise and issue sales invoices, ensuring accurate and timely billing.
• Process supplier payments and staff expense reimbursements.
• Maintain finance trackers and ensure completeness of records.
• Assist with grant funding applications, submissions, and audits.
• Track project spend against budgets and prepare simple reports.

Skills

Part Qualified in ACCA/CIMA/CAI

Minimum 2 years experience in transactional finance

Confident with Excel

Experience with cloud-based finance tools

Job description

You’ll be the right-hand to our Financial Controller, the go-to person when numbers don’t add up, and the detail-spotter who keeps us sharp. Some days you’ll be handling invoices and payments, others you’ll be digging into projects, grants, and automations that change the way we work.

Responsibilities

• Raise and issue sales invoices, ensuring accurate and timely billing.
• Process supplier payments and staff expense reimbursements.
• Maintain finance trackers and ensure completeness of records.
• Pricing negotiation/review of all costs.
• Assist with grant funding applications, submissions, and audits.
• Track project spend against budgets and prepare simple reports.
• Support automation initiatives in the finance team (e.g., invoice processing, bank feeds, integrations with ERP).
• Support audit and compliance processes with relevant documentation.
• Support the FC with any ad hoc financial analysis, reporting, or board pack preparation.

Skills and Qualifications

• Part Qualified in ACCA/CIMA/CAI.
• Minimum 2 years experience in transactional finance or finance operations.
• Confident with Excel and cloud-based finance tools.

Further Information

What do we offer in return? A 4-day working week, 6 months per year. Have every Friday off between April and October without using any Annual Leave. A fast-paced digital-first company that thrives on continually improving. Electric Car onsite charging. Enhanced Maternity Pay. Generous staff discount.

Area: All of Northern Ireland

Closing date: 07 Nov 2025