Assistant Accountant – Maternity Cover, Trial Balance Focus

Artemis Human Capital; Newtownabbey; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace pension scheme

Health insurance

Death-in-service benefits

Handover and support from finance team

Job summary

Artemis Human Capital seeks an Assistant Accountant for a leading fire and security solutions provider operating across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

The 15–18 month fixed-term maternity cover reports to the Finance Director, owning the month-end process through Trial Balance with strong financial controls. The role includes VAT, payroll journals, and management reporting, with a hands-on, independent workload.

Qualifications

• AAT or ACCA/CIMA part-qualification or QBE accounting background.
• Experience preparing accounts through Trial Balance.
• Strong double-entry bookkeeping, journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Proficient Excel skills and familiarity with Sage.

Responsibilities

• Maintain general ledger and record financial transactions accurately.
• Prepare and post journals, accruals and prepayments for month-end.
• Maintain fixed asset registers and depreciation schedules.
• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Manage bank reconciliations, cashbook postings and supplier statements.
• Monitor ledger integrity and review aged creditors balances.
• Produce monthly management accounts through Trial Balance.
• Provide VAT returns and reconciliations; post payroll journals.

Skills

Double-entry bookkeeping

Journal postings

Excel

Pivot Tables

XLOOKUP

Education

AAT Qualified

ACCA/CIMA Part-Qualified

Qualified by Experience (QBE)

Tools

Sage accounting software

Job description

Artemis Human Capital seeks an Assistant Accountant for a leading fire and security solutions provider operating across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

The 15–18 month fixed-term maternity cover reports to the Finance Director, owning the month-end process through Trial Balance with strong financial controls. The role includes VAT, payroll journals, and management reporting, with a hands-on, independent workload.