Job description
Payroll Lead (with Purchase Ledger duties)
Lead payroll. Support purchase ledger. Build your finance career.
Join a Belfast-based business as a Payroll Lead with additional Purchase Ledger responsibilities. You'll take full ownership of the weekly payroll cycle and provide hands-on support across AP and month-end, with scope to broaden your role over time.
What's in it for you?
Belfast (outer Belfast), office-based
Own the end-to-end weekly payroll process and develop wider finance skills
Competitive package and a supportive, collaborative team
About your next employer
A well-established organisation with active, on-the-ground operations and a close-knit finance team. You'll work alongside another Accounts Assistant, act as the go-to person for weekly payroll, and contribute to AP and month-end activities.
About you
Proven end-to-end payroll experience (weekly cycles)
Purchase Ledger experience with accounting software; comfortable with journal posting and nominal codes
Strong Excel skills; high attention to detail; organised, deadline-driven, and a proactive team player
Desirable: Sage Payroll, CIS knowledge, construction sector exposure, NetSuite
- Pefect for someone who is an Accounts Assistant, Accounting Technician
What you'll do
Lead weekly payroll: gather inputs, process in Sage Payroll, post journals, reconcile control accounts, and manage employee payments
Support Purchase Ledger: invoice entry/coding, supplier communications, payment runs, and statement reconciliations
Month-end cover: assist with accruals/prepayments, supplier reconciliations, and general finance/admin tasks as required
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.
