Job description
Accountant/ Bookkeeper - Part-time
We're partnering with a growing events business in the Lisburn area to hire a part-time Accountant. This sole-charge role gives you day-to-day ownership of the finance cycle-bookkeeping, payroll support, reconciliations, and month-end-working closely with senior finance. The diary is busier around festival periods, so you'll help plan workloads in advance. Immediate start available
What's in it for you?
Part-time -flexible hours
Supportive leadership with scope to broaden responsibilities over time
Competitive salary and benefits
About your next employer
A respected, growth-focused organisation with a seasonal events calendar and strong financial governance. You'll join a small, professional team that values accuracy, pace, and continuous improvement-operating as the sole Bookkeeper for day-to-day activity.
About you
- Solid experience across AP/AR, bank postings/reconciliations, and month-end journals
- Comfortable taking accounts to Trial Balance and producing tidy schedules
- Confident with Excel and modern accounting software (e.g., Xero/Sage/NetSuite)
- Good grasp of VAT treatment; payroll exposure welcome
- Organised, detail-driven, and able to work independently while communicating clearly
- PQ, QBE Accountant, Accounting Technician
What you'll do
- Run the purchase ledger (coding, approvals, supplier queries) and sales ledger (invoicing, cash allocations)
- Post bank transactions and complete bank/cash & balance-sheet reconciliations
- Prepare prepayments, accruals, and other journals; assist month-end close to TB
- Ensure accurate VAT coding and support return preparation
- Support payroll processing (data collation, checks, journals) and maintain compliant records
- Produce aged creditor/debtor reports with clear variance commentary
- Maintain tidy documentation and contribute to process improvements
- Help plan workloads during busy festival periods to meet deadlines
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.
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