Payroll+ Accounts Assistant

VanRath; Belfast; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A Belfast-based business is looking for an Accounts Assistant (Payroll Lead) to manage weekly payroll and support purchase ledger operations. The ideal candidate should have strong payroll experience, Excel skills, and be a proactive team player. This office-based role offers opportunities for career growth in finance and excellent package.

Benefits

Excellent salary package

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong end-to-end payroll experience with weekly cycles.
• Experience with accounting software and journal entries.
• High attention to detail and deadline-driven.

Responsibilities

• Lead weekly payroll and manage employee payments.
• Support Purchase Ledger with invoice entry and supplier communications.
• Provide cover for month-end tasks and general office duties.

Skills

End-to-end payroll experience

Purchase Ledger experience

Excellent Excel skills

Team player

Tools

Sage Payroll

NetSuite

Job description

Accounts Assistant + Payroll

Lead payroll. Own purchase ledger. Grow your finance career.

Join a Belfast-based business as an Accounts Assistant (Payroll Lead) - you'll take ownership of weekly payroll and support purchase ledger, with scope to broaden your role over time.

What’s in it for you?

• Belfast location (office-based, Castlereagh) with set hours: Mon-Thu 8-5, Fri 8-4 (41.5 hrs)

• Lead the weekly payroll process end-to-end and build wider finance skills

• Excellent package

About your next employer

A well-established organisation with on-the-ground operations and a collaborative finance team. You\'ll work alongside another Accounts Assistant and be the go-to for weekly payroll while contributing to AP and month-end support.

About you

• Strong end-to-end payroll experience (weekly cycles)

• Purchase Ledger experience with accounting software; comfortable with journal entries and nominal codes

• Excellent Excel skills; high attention to detail; organised and deadline-driven; proactive team player

• Desirable: Sage Payroll, CIS knowledge, experience in a construction environment, and NetSuite

What you\'ll do

• Lead weekly payroll: gather inputs, process in Sage Payroll, post journals, and manage employee payments

• Support Purchase Ledger: invoice entry/coding, payments, and supplier communications

• Provide cover for month-end: supplier reconciliations and payment runs; general office/admin tasks as required

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Accountancy & Finance job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Chanel Gillen in the strictest confidence.