Senior Assistant Accountant

VANRATH; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Pension

Early finish Fridays

Job summary

VANRATH in Belfast is seeking a Senior Assistant Accountant to join its busy finance team. The role focuses on accurate payroll processing alongside accounts receivable and broader accounting duties.

You will manage weekly and monthly payroll, handle starters/leavers, salary changes, and cross-charge with payroll-related payments, while maintaining records and meeting deadlines in a high-volume environment. This is a varied role within an expanding finance function.

Qualifications

• Payroll processing experience.
• Experience across UK payroll; European payroll desirable.
• Accounts Receivable experience.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong numerical and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage high volumes of data and financial transactions.
• Comfortable working to strict deadlines.
• Strong confidentiality and integrity.
• Experience with Sage or similar accounting/payroll software desirable.
• Flexible approach to support the wider finance function.

Responsibilities

• Process weekly and monthly payroll accurately and efficiently.
• Complete high-volume payroll data entry.
• Process starters, leavers, salary changes, overtime, holiday payments and other adjustments.
• Assist with PAYE, National Insurance and pension-related payments.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and respond to payroll queries.
• Ensure payroll deadlines are consistently met.
• Process invoices, credit notes and receipts.
• Allocate payments and maintain accurate customer accounts.
• Monitor outstanding balances and support credit control activities.
• Investigate and resolve account queries and discrepancies.
• Complete bank, supplier and customer reconciliations.
• Assist with accounts payable, VAT, payments and cashflow.
• Process invoices, expenses and other financial transactions.
• Assist with month-end and year-end activities.
• Maintain accurate and well-organised financial records.
• Provide general support to the wider finance team as required.

Skills

Payroll processing

UK payroll

European payroll

Accounts Receivable

Attention to detail

Numerical skills

Organisational skills

Confidentiality

Problem solving

Sage

Tools

Sage

Job description

Senior Assistant Accountant - Exclusive to VANRATH

A well-established and growing organisation is seeking an experienced Assistant Accountant to join its finance team. This is a varied position with payroll as a key focus, alongside Accounts Receivable and wider accounting responsibilities.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of payroll, alongside a range of financial transactions and accounting duties. Due to the high-volume nature of the role, strong attention to detail, accuracy and organisation are essential.

Salary/Benefits

• £37,000 - £40,000 depending on experience
• On-site parking
• Pension
• Early finish on Fridays
• Opportunity to join an established and growing organisation

About your next employer

Our client is a successful and expanding organisation with a busy finance function. The company offers a professional and supportive working environment and is continuing to grow.

The successful candidate will join an established finance team and will have the opportunity to take on a varied role covering payroll, accounts receivable and general accounting activities.

About you

• Strong experience in payroll processing
• Experience across UK payroll, with European payroll experience desirable
• Solid Accounts Receivable experience
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong numerical and organisational skills
• Ability to manage high volumes of data and financial transactions
• Comfortable working to strict deadlines
• Strong confidentiality and integrity
• Good problem-solving skills
• Experience with Sage or similar accounting/payroll software is desirable
• Flexible approach with a willingness to support the wider finance function

What you'll do

• Process weekly and monthly payroll accurately and efficiently
• Complete high-volume payroll data entry
• Process starters, leavers, salary changes, overtime, holiday payments and other adjustments
• Assist with PAYE, National Insurance and pension-related payments
• Maintain accurate payroll records and respond to payroll queries
• Ensure payroll deadlines are consistently met
• Process invoices, credit notes and receipts
• Allocate payments and maintain accurate customer accounts
• Monitor outstanding balances and support credit control activities
• Investigate and resolve account queries and discrepancies
• Complete bank, supplier and customer reconciliations
• Assist with accounts payable, VAT, payments and cashflow
• Process invoices, expenses and other financial transactions
• Assist with month-end and year-end activities
• Maintain accurate and well-organised financial records
• Provide general support to the wider finance team as required