Assistant Accountant

VanRath Search & Selection; Omagh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Board-level reporting

Exposure across departments

Close-knit finance team

Room to grow

Job summary

VanRath Search & Selection in Omagh, Northern Ireland, is seeking an Assistant Accountant to help build financial insight and deliver timely monthly results to the Board. The role offers exposure to board-level reporting, a fast-paced environment and a close-knit finance team with room to grow.

You will use Excel and ERP systems (AX/Dynamics), support month-end processes and assist with audit periods, while developing analytical models and commercially focused reporting for decision-making.

Qualifications

• Essential: Experience using an ERP system (preferably Microsoft AX or Dynamics)
• Essential: Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Desirable: An accounting qualification (or working towards one)

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and improve financial and analytical models to support commercial decision-making (including margin, overheads and productivity analysis)
• Support month-end processes, including provisions, accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Help prepare monthly reporting packs and assist with quarterly Board meeting packs
• Assist with VAT / Intrastat and support the Finance Manager during audit periods
• Provide hands-on support for AP/AR modernisation and troubleshooting, helping improve processes

Skills

Excel

Numerical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

PowerPoint

Multitasking

Independent worker

Education

Accounting qualification in progress

Tools

Microsoft AX

Microsoft Dynamics

ERP system

Job description

Assistant Accountant (BBBH15311) Omagh, Northern Ireland

Salary: GBP30000 - GBP35000 per annum

Put your analytical skills to work at the heart of decision-making. A leading business is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to help build financial insight and ensure accurate, timely monthly results are delivered to the Board.

Salary/ Benefits

• Competitive salary (to be discussed on application)
• Opportunity to support Board-level reporting and commercial analysis
• Fast-paced environment with exposure across multiple departments
• Support from a close-knit finance team, with room to grow

About you

You will bring:

• Excellent Excel and numerical skills, with strong attention to detail
• A solid understanding of accounting journals
• Strong communication skills, including written communication and PowerPoint
• The ability to multitask, work independently and collaborate with a team
• A proactive, 'can do' attitude and flexibility to meet business needs

Required / Preferred experience:

• Essential: Experience using an ERP system (preferably Microsoft AX or Dynamics)
• Essential: Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Desirable: An accounting qualification (or working towards one)

Nice to have skills:

• Experience contributing to modernisation projects, particularly around AP/AR processes
• Exposure to analysis such as margins, overheads, productivity or stock risk

Other requirements:

• Some travel may be expected
• Must have employment rights to work in the UK

What you’ll do

• Build, maintain and improve financial and analytical models to support commercial decision-making (including margin, overheads and productivity analysis)
• Support month-end processes, including provisions, accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Help prepare monthly reporting packs and assist with quarterly Board meeting packs
• Assist with VAT / Intrastat and support the Finance Manager during audit periods
• Provide hands-on support for AP/AR modernisation and troubleshooting, helping improve processes