Senior Bookkeeper

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

Job summary

A prominent Belfast business is seeking a Senior Bookkeeper to join their finance team on a 12-month contract with potential for extension. The role includes responsibilities like managing accounts and purchasing ledgers, payroll preparation, and reconciliations. Essential qualifications include being IATI qualified or part-qualified with two years of finance experience. A competitive salary and supportive work environment are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

City Centre location

Long term contract

Supportive team and working environment

Qualifications

• Minimum two years' recent finance experience in a relevant finance environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for management accounts including prepayments and accruals.
• Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
• Management of purchase and sales ledger.

Skills

IATI qualification

Experience in finance

Education

Minimum part qualified accountant

Qualifications from ACCA, CIMA, ICAI, ICAEW

Job description

VANRATH is delighted to be working with a prominent and well-established Belfast business to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Bookkeeper to become part of a well-established finance team. This role will initially be on a 12 month contract basis with potential for extension.

What You'll get

• Competitive salary
• City Centre location
• Long term contract
• Supportive team and working environment

What you'll do

• Responsibility for management accounts, including prepayments, general accruals and other relevant journal entries.
• Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
• Management of the purchase and sales ledger, including reconciliation and posting of company credit card transactions, ensuring accuracy of recording and prompt payments and receipts.
• Processing of monthly payment runs, including supplier statement reconciliations.
• Assisting with month end close.
• Management of the inter-company accounts, including responsibility for monthly inter-company recharge invoices and payments.
• Preparation and payment of weekly wages in accordance with statutory requirements and processing of associated HMRC returns, including weekly RTI returns.
• Preparation and posting of weekly payroll related journals.

About You

Essential Experience

IATI qualified or minimum part qualified accountant in a recognised accountancy body such as ACCA, CIMA, ICAI or ICAEW with at least two years' recent finance experience in a relevant finance environment.

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 Jamie Gault in the strictest confidence.