Currently recruiting for a Cost Accountant for an innovative and leading organisation based in Antrim.  This position has arisen due to continued success and growth of the organisation. 

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job:

1. Excellent progression opportunities
2. Antrim based location
3. Successful, and expanding, organisation

The Role:

• Maintain project related job costs
• Preparation and maintenance of weekly & monthly reporting, including trend evaluation, profitability analysis and cost investigation.
• Co-ordination of product pricing, working alongside production and estimating departments to create and assess project costs.
• Monitor job costs and ensure costs are compliant with the terms of the project contracts
• Working with production managers to improve reporting process.
• Attending meetings to provide updates on project costs and anticipated final cost of productions

The Person:

• Qualified or part-qualified management accountant (CIMA or ACCA)
• Previous experience in a similar role gained within a manufacturing environment
• Excellent IT skills including proficiency in Excel
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to complete work accurately, work under pressure and meet deadlines

Next Steps

For further information, and to apply for this Cost Accountant job, please contact Laura McFarlane.  Visit our website for a full list of Accountancy & Finance opportunities.

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Salary is usually negotiable, salary details listed are to be used as a guide and are based on factors such as your experience and expertise.

We reserve the right to heighten short listing criteria dependent upon the calibre of response.

An excellent opportunity is available for an Assistant Accountant to join a NI Top 100 organisation based in Belfast on a permanent basis.

The Assistant Accountant will assist in the preparation of all aspects of management accounts.

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job:

1. Opportunities for progression
2. Belfast based location
3. Excellent benefits including study support

The Role:

• Assist in the preparation and reporting of monthly management accounts
• Report on sales and profitability with supporting analysis
• Assist in the preparation and analysis of promotional spend
• Lead in the preparation and reporting of production and/or general overhead expenditure against budget variances including applicable explanatory commentary and presentation to FCs & budget holders
• Support the Accountant and FC on annual budget preparation and statutory audit, including dealing with queries/preparing reports
• Support management in a variety of information requirements
• Liaise with the other division finance teams as appropriate
• Other ad hoc duties as required

The Person:

This is a significant opportunity for an individual to develop their current experience within a dynamic and expanding division.  The post holder will be able to demonstrate the following qualifications and key skills/competencies:

• Qualified at a minimum level to one of the following;
  • IATI qualified and with at least one year’s finance experience in a relevant finance environment
  • Degree qualified to at least 2:1 Honours level in finance, business, accounting, or other analytical degree and have commenced their qualifications for ACCA (Skills Level) or CIMA (Operational Level) and with at least one year’s finance experience in a relevant finance environment; or
  • At least five years finance experience working in a relevant finance environment.
• Excellent IT skills, particularly in the use of Microsoft Excel
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with ability to present to both finance and non-finance management
• Planning and organisational skills
• Ability to work in a team
• Self-development
• Process and Systems awareness

The Rewards:

• Competitive salary
• Opportunities for progression

Next Steps

For further information, and to apply for this Assistant Accountant job, please contact Laura McFarlane.  Visit our website for a full list of Accountancy & Finance opportunities.

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Salary is usually negotiable, salary details listed are to be used as a guide and are based on factors such as your experience and expertise.

We reserve the right to heighten short listing criteria dependent upon the calibre of response.

An excellent opportunity is available for a Credit Controller – Part time to join a leading NI organisation based in Belfast on a permanent basis.

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job:

1. Opportunities for progression
2. Belfast based location
3. Hours 2.5 days per week

The Role:

• Produce Weekly Debt Report and circulate to management
• Produce Weekly Overdue Trackers and circulate to management
• Chase overdue trade debt
• Supplier income and commissions
• Manage bulk/export accounts ensuring all accounts remain within their credit limit/payment terms
• Credit vetting
• Assist the Credit Control team during busy periods

The Person:

• 2 years + experience as a Credit Controller
• Strong administration and planning & time management skills
• Be a forward thinker with the ability to work on their own initiative
• They should have excellent communication skills and be customer focused

The Rewards:

• Competitive salary
• Opportunities for progression

Next Steps

For further information, and to apply for this Credit Controller job, please contact Laura McFarlane.  Visit our website for a full list of Accountancy & Finance opportunities.

Expert, confidential recruitment advice

Salary is usually negotiable, salary details listed are to be used as a guide and are based on factors such as your experience and expertise.

We reserve the right to heighten short listing criteria dependent upon the calibre of response.

An excellent opportunity is available for a Credit Controller to join a leading NI organisation based in Belfast on a permanent basis.

The Credit Controller will be required to support the Credit Control team in providing a professional credit control service to the business whilst providing accurate, timely and relevant information.

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job:

1. Opportunities for progression
2. Belfast based location
3. Hugely successful NI organisation

The Role:

• Responsible for ensuring that customers adhere to the agreed payment terms
• Responsible for implementing the company policy on credit control
• Responsible for debtors ledger
• Managing the cash on delivery process ensuring all payments received on time
• Support the Credit Control Assistant to ensure all payments are allocated within a timely manner
• Creating direct debit files and submission to bank – circulating remittance advice notes to customers
• Preparing and posting of Monthly Statements
• Employing collection techniques as appropriate, including letters, phone calls and stop lists
• Maintain good communication with sales team, keeping them informed and enlisting their help when appropriate
• Dealing with customer queries and the supply of PODs and copy invoices as requested
• Scan delivery notes to facilitate electronic retrieval of PODs
• Debtors policy procedures to be followed on all overdue balances
• Ensure that accounts with unpaid cheque or direct debits are put on credit stop until issues are resolved to our satisfaction
• Production of weekly reports for management on Overdue Balances and Bad Debt Provision
• Liaising with customers
• Update daily reports and ensure distribution to correct parties
• Manage the procedure of opening new customer credit accounts.  Ensure that all business units are following the rules of the debtor’s policy in relation to this area.
• All documentation to be completed and recorded in full
• Proper credit check to be made on all new customers Obtain credit reports on customers as required.  Annual review on existing credit limits
• Strict adherence to cross border procedures re HM Customs and Excise
• New account letters to Customers
• Recording and Filing of New Accounts

The Person:

• 2 years + experience as a Credit Controller
• Strong administration and planning & time management skills
• Be a forward thinker with the ability to work on their own initiative
• They should have excellent communication skills and be customer focused

The Rewards:

• Competitive salary
• Opportunities for progression

Next Steps

For further information, and to apply for this Credit Controller job, please contact Laura McFarlane.  Visit our website for a full list of Accountancy & Finance opportunities.

Expert, confidential recruitment advice

Salary is usually negotiable, salary details listed are to be used as a guide and are based on factors such as your experience and expertise.

We reserve the right to heighten short listing criteria dependent upon the calibre of response.

An excellent opportunity is available for a Payroll Administrator to join a leading NI organisation based in Belfast on a permanent basis.

Working as part of the wider Payroll Administration team and in conjunction with the Payroll Manager the Payroll Administrator will be required to process and finalise payroll and pension information along with other payroll admin duties.

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job:

1. Opportunities for progression
2. Belfast based location
3. Hugely successful NI organisation

The Role:

• Process pay related changes and finalise payroll for weekly/monthly paid colleagues
• Process pension information and deductions in line with agreed timelines
• Cross check processed payroll against original input
• Advise payroll company of required changes
• Input agreed pay rate changes
• Secure sign off on agreed documentation
• Prepare employee information files for uploading onto on-line platform
• Process such information through payroll provider
• Confirm deductions as advised
• Update Core with all new starter, leaver and employee change information to ensure such is accurate and processed in timely manner
• Review information held on Core to ensure such is accurate at all times
• Produce reports using Oracle BI
• Administration duties as may be required

The Person:

• 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grade C or above to include English and Maths
• 2 years recent administration experience within a HR/Payroll function or alternatively we will accept candidates without formal qualifications who have at least 5 years recent administration experience within a HR/Payroll function
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Capability to uphold confidentiality at all times, frequently dealing with highly sensitive information
• Ability to perform administrative and analytical tasks accurately
• Customer focused approach
• Working knowledge and experience of using CORE HR an advantage

The Rewards:

• Competitive salary
• Opportunities for progression

Next Steps

For further information, and to apply for this Payroll Administrator job, please contact Laura McFarlane.  Visit our website for a full list of Accountancy & Finance opportunities.

Expert, confidential recruitment advice

Salary is usually negotiable, salary details listed are to be used as a guide and are based on factors such as your experience and expertise.

We reserve the right to heighten short listing criteria dependent upon the calibre of response.