Finance Assistant

Posted 25 September 2025
Salary £25000 - £27000 per annum
LocationBelfast
Job type Permanent
Discipline Accountancy & Finance
ReferenceBBBH11175_1758811449

Job description

Ready to build your finance career with Excel as your superpower?
Turn raw data into commercial insight. VANRATH are hiring for a leading client-a Finance Assistant to support group-wide finance processes, streamline reporting, strengthen controls, and enable faster, better decisions.

What you'll get

  • Flexible start
  • Company events
  • Company benefits package
  • Health care
  • Study support (AAT/ACCA) and clear progression
  • Hybrid working

What you'll do

  • Process AP/AR: supplier invoices (PO/3-way match), credit notes, payments runs, cash allocation
  • Perform bank, supplier statement, and credit card reconciliations daily/weekly
  • Support month-end with journals (accruals, prepayments), balance-sheet recs, and variance checks
  • Assist with VAT returns (data prep, checks, query resolution)
  • Maintain accurate ledgers, resolve invoice queries with suppliers/internal teams
  • Build and improve Excel reports (PivotTables, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS) and help automate routine tasks

About you

  • Strong Excel skills: PivotTables, XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, SUMIFS, IF statements, Data Validation, basic Power Query; comfortable with large datasets
  • At least 1 year's finance experience (AP/AR/assistant accounting) with solid reconciliation skills
  • Excellent time management, accuracy and attention to detail; confident communicator
  • Experience with an accounting package (e.g., Sage, Xero, NetSuite, or similar)

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.
LinkedIn: Chanel Gillen