Assistant Accountant -12 Month FTC

Posted 12 December 2025
Salary £28000 - £32000 per annum
LocationBelfast
Job type Contract
Discipline Accountancy & Finance
ReferenceBBBH13341_1765550749

Job description

VANRATH are proud to be working with a successful manufacturing company in the Belfast area to recruit an Assistant Accountant. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience across a dynamic finance team.

What's in it for you?

  • Benefits package

  • Competitive salary

  • Flexible working hours
  • Company pension

  • Excellent training

What you'll do

  • Assist in producing monthly management accounts, KPIs, and weekly reports for internal stakeholders.

  • Perform analytical reviews of P&L, reconcile balance sheets, and manage VAT/statutory submissions.

  • Process weekly wages and oversee sales ledger, invoicing, and credit control operations.

  • Support costing and margin analysis, including data maintenance in Siteline/Factorytrack.

  • Drive financial process improvements, internal audits, and cost-efficiency initiatives across departments

About you

  • Proven experience supporting monthly management and statutory accounts preparation.

  • Strong analytical skills with a background in balance sheet reconciliations and KPI reporting.

  • Familiarity with payroll processing, credit control, and financial compliance tasks.

  • Experience collaborating with operational teams such as Supply Chain or Production.

  • Hands-on involvement in product costing, system maintenance, and internal financial audits.

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 Kevin Roberts in the strictest confidence.