Payroll+ Accounts Assistant (Belfast)

VanRath; Belfast; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A Belfast-based business is seeking an Accounts Assistant (Payroll Lead) to manage the weekly payroll and assist with purchase ledger tasks. The ideal candidate should have strong payroll experience, excellent Excel skills, and be organized and detail-oriented. This role offers excellent career development in a dynamic finance environment. Additional skills in Sage Payroll and NetSuite are desirable.

Benefits

Excellent package

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong end-to-end payroll experience with weekly cycles.
• Comfortable with invoice entry/coding and payments.
• Desirable: Knowledge of CIS and experience in a construction environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead weekly payroll process end-to-end.
• Support Purchase Ledger with invoice entry and supplier communications.
• Provide cover for month-end reconciliations and payment runs.

Skills

End-to-end payroll experience

Purchase Ledger experience

Excellent Excel skills

Attention to detail

Organised and deadline-driven

Proactive 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)
• Lead the weekly payroll process end-to-end and build wider finance skills
• Excellent package

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.