Accounts Assistant JBLE1_NI in Belfast

Artemis Human Capital is delighted to be partnering with a growing and highly successful business to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join their expanding finance team.

Full-Time | Permanent | Competitive Salary + Development Opportunities

This is a newly created role, introduced to support continued business growth and ongoing investment across the finance function, including the implementation of new systems and processes. The successful candidate will gain excellent exposure to a live finance transformation project, with involvement in systems implementation, process improvement and testing activities alongside day-to-day finance operations. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career within finance while gaining valuable commercial and systems experience in a fast-paced environment.

• Newly created role within a growing business
• Involvement in finance systems implementation and testing projects
• Broad exposure across purchase ledger, sales ledger and credit control
• Opportunity to develop operational and systems knowledge
• Supportive and experienced finance team
• Excellent long-term career development potential

The Role

Working as part of the wider finance function, you will support daily finance operations while helping to maintain accurate financial records and strong financial controls across the business. Alongside core finance responsibilities, you will also contribute to ongoing process improvements and support the rollout of new finance systems and procedures. This role offers excellent exposure for someone keen to broaden their skillset beyond day-to-day transactional finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate purchase ledger records and process supplier invoices
• Raise sales invoices and credit notes in line with business requirements
• Manage customer payment queries professionally and efficiently
• Support credit control activities and monitor outstanding balances
• Raise purchase orders and liaise with suppliers regarding queries
• Allocate payments and receipts accurately across customer and supplier accounts
• Assist with month-end finance processes and reporting deadlines
• Support finance systems implementation, user testing and process improvements
• Assist the wider finance team with additional administration and finance duties as required

About You

You will be organised, detail-focused and comfortable working within a busy office environment. Strong communication skills and the ability to prioritise workload effectively will be key to success in this role. This opportunity will particularly suit someone who enjoys variety, is systems-minded and wants exposure to broader finance projects and process improvement initiatives.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Minimum 2 years experience within finance administration or accounts support
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and Outlook
• Experience using finance, ERP or MIS systems
• Good organisational skills with the ability to manage deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

Desirable

• Accounting Technician qualification or part-qualified studies
• Experience using Sage Intacct, Accura or similar accounting systems
• Exposure to systems implementation or finance process improvement projects

The Person

• Proactive and eager to learn
• Strong team player with a flexible approach
• Confident communicator with good interpersonal skills
• Comfortable managing multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment
• Interested in systems, process improvement and operational efficiency

Next Steps

If you are looking for a varied finance role within a supportive and growing organisation with the added opportunity to gain exposure to finance systems implementation projects we would love to hear from you. Please send your CV to Nicola McCallum, Associate Director at Artemis Human Capital, who is managing the recruitment process for this opportunity.