Accounting Manager (NI, Fully Remote)

Job Description

Accounting Manager (NI , Fully Remote)

VANRATH are looking for a highly skilled Accounting Manager to join a busy finance team in Belfast as part of a global organisation who are a specialist in their field. This is a 15-month contract maternity contract, where the role will focus on managing the financial activities of numerous clients primary trading entity of the group. Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, this position is crucial in leading the financial strategy and operations within the team.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage the maintenance of accounting records for the business
  • Perform monthly closing tasks, including booking, reconciling, and clearing complex general ledger accounts.
  • Ensure the completeness and accuracy of the books.
  • Assist the international entities General Ledger Manager in hard close procedures.
  • Oversee US entity reporting on DMT/Magnitude (group reporting tools).
  • Handle accounting for transactions with multiple international entities and currencies
  • Identify and appropriately manage risks and opportunities in Balance Sheet items.
  • Be involved in preparing audit timelines and supporting audits.
  • Review weekly cash forecasting for US entities.
  • Propose and implement system modifications to maintain compliance with changing legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Take proactive actions to improve the accounting process, including enhancing the quality and consistency of balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Ensure compliance with group accounting policies.
  • Manage the continuing integration of the entities into the business, including the legal entity simplification project.
  • Play a leading role in the ERP migration project, moving from NetSuite to Oracle.
  • Engage and collaborate regularly with other departments and across different regions, for other projects as part of the overall company integration programme


Qualifications and experience:


Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA), with at least three years post-qualified experience demonstrating progression into senior accounting roles.

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Senior Accountancy & Finance job in Belfast or Northern Ireland, apply via the link below or contact Robbie Lemon in strictest confidence.