Senior Accounts Assistant
JOB_54051104814406Job type
TemporaryLocation
BelfastWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
SupportIndustry
Retail & Consumer GoodsPay
£CompetitiveClosing date
10 Aug 2026
Senior Accounts Assistant – South Belfast – Maternity Cover – Competitive Salary – Hybrid Working
Your new company
Hays are delighted to be partnering with a well-established and highly successful consumer goods organisation with a strong presence across the UK and Ireland. Renowned for bringing market-leading products to customers, this fast-paced business continues to grow through innovation, commercial excellence, and a commitment to delivering outstanding service.
Due to continued expansion, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Accounts Assistant to join their finance team based in Northern Ireland.
Your new role
As Senior Accounts Assistant, you will play a key role within a busy finance function, supporting both finance and commercial operations. This is a varied, hands-on position offering exposure to multiple areas of finance and the opportunity to work closely with senior management.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Managing sales ledger activities, including credit control, cash allocation, customer receipts, direct debit processing, EDI management and customer statement preparation.
- Supporting stock and inventory-related accounting processes, including purchase order administration, supplier order tracking, shipping documentation and intercompany transactions.
- Maintaining the non-stock purchase ledger, including invoice processing, coding, approval workflows, supplier account management and payment runs.
- Producing daily, weekly and monthly financial and operational reports, including sales analysis, stock reporting, debtor reporting and reconciliations.
- Supporting cash flow management through financing administration, payment processing and regular declarations.
- Assisting with month-end and year-end activities, including management accounts preparation and statutory reporting support.
- Ensuring robust financial controls and compliance procedures are maintained.
- Building strong working relationships across finance, commercial, operations and external stakeholder teams.
What you'll need to succeed
- A minimum of 3 years' experience working within a finance or accounts environment.
- Previous experience operating at a senior accounts assistant or similar level.
- Strong working knowledge of sales ledger, purchase ledger and credit control processes.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload in a fast-paced environment.
- High attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across departments.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting systems.
- Part-qualified accounting status or relevant accounting qualification (desirable).
What you'll get in return
- Competitive Salary
- Maternity Cover – Fixed Term Contract
- Hybrid Working after initial training (performance dependent)
- Paid holidays
- On site parking
- Good team culture
- South Belfast
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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