Accounts Assistant - 9 Month FTC

Accounts Assistant

9-Month Fixed-Term Contract, with the possibility of becoming permanent depending on business needs.

Location: Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Reports to: Financial Controller

About the role

We’re looking for an Accounts Assistant to join our Finance team on a 9-month fixed-term contract based in Lisburn.

This role will support the day-to-day running of our accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, helping to ensure payments, reconciliations, invoices, supplier/customer queries, and financial records are managed accurately and on time.

You’ll be joining a fast-paced, international business where no two days are quite the same. This would suit someone organised, adaptable, and comfortable working with finance colleagues, internal stakeholders, suppliers, and customers.

What you’ll be doing

As an Accounts Assistant, you’ll support across a broad range of finance activities, including:

• Processing material, shipping, and overhead invoices
• Entering financial information into our accounts system
• Managing pro-forma payments and investigating supplier/customer credit balances
• Processing employee expenses and company credit cards
• Raising purchase orders, invoices and credit notes
• Supporting company car and telephone administration queries
• Managing accounts payable and accounts receivable mailbox queries
• Handling supplier and customer queries by email and telephone
• Performing multicurrency bank reconciliations in GBP, EUR and USD
• Reconciling supplier and customer statements
• Supporting Business Development Managers and the Sales team with finance queries
• Credit checking new customers and suppliers
• Supporting account management activity, including on-stop customers/suppliers
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations
• Supporting month-end reporting and audit queries
• Helping with finance projects, documentation and testing
• Chasing customer payments
• Providing holiday cover and supporting the team with occasional extended hours
• Supporting ad-hoc finance tasks as required

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who is organised, reliable, and comfortable working in a busy finance environment.

You’ll need:

• Previous experience in an accounts assistant, finance assistant, purchase ledger, sales ledger, or similar role
• Experience using an accounting system to record accurate financial data
• Good working knowledge of Excel, Outlook, Word, and other Microsoft Office tools
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Good communication skills, with the ability to work with colleagues, suppliers, and customers
• The ability to manage competing priorities and respond quickly to changing demands
• A flexible, positive, and proactive approach
• Confidence in handling queries and resolving issues
• The ability to follow internal processes and complete work on time to a high standard

Experience using Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Business Central would be an advantage, but is not essential.

What makes this role interesting?

This is a great opportunity to join a growing international business and play an important role in supporting a busy finance function.

You’ll work closely with colleagues across Finance, Sales and Operations, gaining exposure to multicurrency transactions, supplier/customer management, reconciliations, month-end tasks and finance projects.