Job Description
Description
We are hiring for our client, a well-established and growing business in Belfast, who are seeking to appoint a Newly Qualified Accountant to join their finance team. This Newly Qualified Accountant role offers an excellent opportunity to make the move into industry and gain broad commercial finance exposure within a fast-paced environment.
The successful Newly Qualified Accountant will work closely with the wider finance function across monthly management accounts preparation, VAT returns, cashflow management, audit support, and day-to-day financial operations. This role would suit someone recently qualified through practice or industry training who is keen to further develop their commercial and technical accounting experience.
Top 3 Things to Know About this Job:
- Excellent opportunity for a Newly Qualified Accountant moving into industry
- Broad exposure across management accounts, cashflow, VAT, and audit
- Belfast-based role with a growing and supportive finance team
The Role:
- Assist with monthly accounts preparation
- Prepare bank reconciliations, prepayments, accruals, fixed assets, payroll, and inventory reporting
- Complete balance sheet reconciliations
- Work with ERP systems to post journals, process payments, and run reports
- Prepare and submit VAT returns across NI and ROI
- Support cashflow management and oversee multiple bank accounts
- Liaise with external auditors during audit processes
- Respond to ad-hoc finance queries from internal departments
- Produce and analyse reports using advanced Excel skills
The Person:
- Newly Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
- Strong technical accounting knowledge
- Previous experience assisting with month-end processes
- Experience using ERP/accounting systems
- Strong Excel capability including reporting and data analysis
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Ability to work effectively across multiple departments
The Reward:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Excellent opportunity to transition into industry
- Exposure to a broad commercial finance role
- Supportive and collaborative working environment
- Long-term career progression opportunities
- Belfast-based opportunity
Next Steps
For further information, and to apply for this Newly Qualified Accountant job, please contact Connor Donaghy. Visit our website for a full list of Accountancy & Finance opportunities.
Hunter Savage is a specialist recruitment consultancy with an established presence across Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, and the wider UK. We specialise in Accountancy & Finance, Engineering & Operations, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, Legal, Financial Services, Built Environment, Science & Pharma, and Business Support recruitment.
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