Finance Officer

DePaul Community Services; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 35 days

Paid sick leave

Maternity / paternity pay

Pension scheme

Health cash back

Christmas Savers club

Bluelight discount

Job summary

DePaul Community Services is seeking a Finance Officer in Northern Ireland to manage core accounts payable and receivable, payroll processing, and funder reporting. The role requires accuracy, the ability to meet deadlines, and a proactive approach in a 35-hour week with hybrid work (2 days in office, 3 days at home).

You will handle end-to-end payroll, assist with management accounting, and support funder returns, with on-site visits to project locations as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' experience in a busy accounts function, including hands-on payroll experience.
• Practical experience using Sage Accounts and Sage Payroll, or an equivalent payroll and accounting package.
• Proven ability to balance multiple tasks and consistently meet set deadlines.
• Highly accurate and detail-focused approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Checking and inputting invoices and payments for goods and services, liaising with projects and suppliers as needed
• Preparing detailed aged creditor listings on a monthly basis, reconciling these to supplier statements and preparing payment runs
• Assisting in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts
• Processing monthly payroll accurately and by the set deadlines, including liaising with HR and staff on payroll-related queries, issuing required statements, completing monthly payroll folder reports and checks, and processing monthly payments to HM Revenue & Customs and any related liaison
• Assisting in the preparation of funder returns and responding to funding queries
• Tracking all lodgements, maintaining the funding debtor and monitoring all aspects of the accounts receivable function
• Preparing lodgements of fundraising income
• Assisting with the petty cash process, as needed
• Assisting with the internal audit process, as needed
• Preparing bank reconciliations and assisting with bank administration as needed
• Undertaking on-site visits to project locations, as needed
• Preparing ad hoc reports and responding to general financial queries, as requested

Skills

Payroll experience

Attention to detail

Time management

Multitasking

Education

Tools

Sage Accounts

Sage Payroll

Job description

Job Description

Salary: £28,128.33

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 per week (Hybrid 2 days office, 3 days home)

Location: 449 Antrim Road, Belfast, BT15 3BJ

Employee Benefits

• Enhanced Annual Leave – 35 days per year, increasing as your length of service increases
• Paid Sick Leave
• Company maternity & paternity pay
• Contributory Pension scheme
• Health Cash Back & Rewards Plan
• Christmas Savers club
• Bluelight discount card

Plus, many opportunities to learn and develop within the organisation

Why work for us?

Depaul is a cross border charity supporting some of the most marginalised individuals, couples and families experiencing homelessness. Our mission is to end homelessness and change the lives of those affected by it. Would you like to help us to meet our mission?

We are a values led organisation and aim, at all times, to live and breathe these values in our everyday work.

Our values are based on four key principles:

• We celebrate the potential of people
• We put our words into action
• We aim to take a wider role in civil society
• We believe in rights and responsibilities

If you choose to work for Depaul

About the role

We are seeking a detail-oriented and versatile Finance Officer to play a key role in our finance department in Northern Ireland. In this position, you will manage core accounts payable and receivable functions, handle end-to-end monthly payroll processing, and support management accounting and funder reporting.

This is a hands-on position ideal for a proactive finance professional with strong numerical accuracy and the ability to balance strict deadlines across multiple accounting tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Checking and inputting invoices and payments for goods and services, liaising with projects and suppliers as needed
• Preparing detailed aged creditor listings on a monthly basis, reconciling these to supplier statements and preparing payment runs
• Assisting in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts
• Processing monthly payroll accurately and by the set deadlines, including liaising with HR and staff on payroll-related queries, issuing required statements, completing monthly payroll folder reports and checks, and processing monthly payments to HM Revenue & Customs and any related liaison
• Assisting in the preparation of funder returns and responding to funding queries
• Tracking all lodgements, maintaining the funding debtor and monitoring all aspects of the accounts receivable function
• Preparing lodgements of fundraising income
• Assisting with the petty cash process, as needed
• Assisting with the internal audit process, as needed
• Preparing bank reconciliations and assisting with bank administration as needed
• Undertaking on-site visits to project locations, as needed
• Preparing ad hoc reports and responding to general financial queries, as requested

This list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility may be added over time, and flexibility to cover other staff roles is required from time to time.

Person Requirements

Essential

• Minimum of two years' experience in a busy accounts function, including hands-on payroll experience: payroll experience is essential for this role and applications without it cannot be considered.
• Practical experience using Sage Accounts and Sage Payroll, or an equivalent payroll and accounting package
• Proven ability to balance multiple tasks and consistently meet set deadlines
• Highly accurate and detail-focused approach to work

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Depaul strives to create a diverse and inclusive programme and is committed to ensuring equality of access to our opportunities and equality of treatment for our staff in all our policies and practices. We welcome applications from individuals aged 18 and over from a diverse range of backgrounds.

Our Privacy policy can viewed here: https://ie.depaulcharity.org/about-us/careers/

Closing: 20th November 2026 at 12 noon.