Job description
Assistant Accountant - part-time (2-3 days/week) with flexibility
We're partnering with a leading organisation to hire a part-time Assistant Accountant. This sole-charge role gives you day-to-day ownership of the finance cycle-covering bookkeeping, payroll support, reconciliations and month-end working closely with senior finance. Flexible scheduling across 2-3 days per week.
What's in it for you?
- Part-time, 2-3 days/week with genuine flexibility on days and hours
- Supportive leadership and scope to broaden responsibilities over time
- Competitive salary and benefits
About your next employer
A respected, growth-focused organisation with a busy operational calendar and strong financial governance. You'll join a small, professional team that values accuracy, momentum and continuous improvement-acting as the sole Assistant Accountant 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
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 and provide clear commentary on variances
- Maintain tidy documentation and contribute to process improvements
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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