Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant | Ballyclare | Permanent

Reed Accountancy & Finance are delighted to be working with a successful business who specialise in the motor vehicle industry in Ballyclare and are actively recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join their team.

This is a full time post, office based and the hours of work are 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday.

Working as part of a team within finance, the Accounts Assistant will be responsible for the accounts payable process and will assist with the preparation of monthly management accounts.

Specific duties will involve:

Manage Accounts Payable process

Process supplier invoices, compile monthly supplier payment runs, reconcile supplier statements etc

Processing interdepartmental invoices and allocation to cost centres

Analysis and preparation of employee expenses

Compilation of monthly KPI’s to enable decision making

Preparation and posting of journals at month end, including accruals and prepayments

Maintenance of Fixed Asset Register

Preparation and submission of VAT returns

Meeting month end deadlines

Assisting with preparation of monthly management accounts

Stock reconciliations and assisting in stock control and reporting

Monthly balance sheet reconciliations

The Person:

The successful candidate will ideally hold an AAT qualification or part qualification and will have strong analytical skills.

Applicants should have excellent communication skills and will be confident to liaise with staff at all levels across the business.

Applicants will possess excellent IT skills including advanced level experience of Microsoft Excel (regular use of pivot tables, V look-ups, advanced formulae) 

Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary we also offer a benefits package that includes generous holidays, holiday purchase scheme, a company pension scheme with enhanced matching contributions, a health cash plan for your everyday healthcare needs, death in service benefit, re-imbursement of gym/leisure centre membership, cycle to work scheme etc.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a very successful and well-established business.

To find out more about this opportunity, please get in touch with Lizzy Lyons on and email an up to date cv to