Company Accountant | Carryduff

• Annual Salary: £45,000 - £50,000
• Location: Carryduff
• Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Reed Finance has been appointed to recruit a Company Accountant to join our commercial client’s team.  This role is crucial for maintaining the financial health and growth of the business and is available due to the retirement of a long-serving staff member. The successful candidate will partner with the General Manager to ensure financial accuracy and efficiency across the company.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Liaise with the General Manager to produce monthly management accounts, financial and cash flow forecasts.
• Maintain the General Ledger and the Fixed Asset Register.
• Play a key role in year-end financial audits.
• Assist the General Manager with ‘job costing’ on opportunities to ensure desired margins are achievable.
• Manage the accounts payable and receivable functions.
• Handle payroll processing and reconcile payroll taxes.
• Conduct bank, debtors, and creditors reconciliations to ensure accurate month and year-end closings.
• Prepare journal entries and accruals.
• Manage HMRC returns related to VAT and Payroll and liaise with auditors on CT returns.
• Provide client payment terms on jobs, in conjunction with the General Manager.
• Manage monthly and yearly stock counts.
• Liaise with the company’s insurance broker regarding fleet and commercial cover.
• Monitor tender opportunities and assist with tender applications.
• Manage the company purchase order system, including the issuing and processing of POs with signoff from the General Manager.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Qualified accountant with a minimum of 3 years of work experience in a similar role.
• Competent IT skills, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Experience with SAGE Accounting and Payroll software is an advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated and flexible with working hours to complete tasks and capable of working to deadlines.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• Opportunity to work with a leading company in an interesting sector.
• Dynamic and supportive work environment.

To apply for this  position, please submit your CV via this posting or contact Laurence at Reed Belfast.