Accounts Team Leader in Antrim

Cala Consulting are recruiting an Accounts Team Leader for their client, an established business operating within the construction and commercial fit-out sector. This is an opportunity for an experienced accounts professional to oversee the day-to-day running of the accounts function, ensuring accurate financial processing, effective controls and efficient accounting procedures.

Working closely with the Financial Controller, the successful candidate will manage a varied accounts workload, including purchase and subcontractor invoices, supplier payments, payroll, VAT returns and credit control. Previous experience within construction or commercial fit-out would be particularly beneficial.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Oversee the processing and matching of purchase invoices against purchase orders, including three-way matching and invoice reporting.
• Complete supplier reconciliations and resolve invoice and payment queries.
• Process subcontractor invoices, ensuring compliance with CIS and RCT requirements.
• Assist with weekly subcontractor and monthly supplier payment runs, including multi-currency payments.
• Support sales invoicing, credit control and the setup of new contracts within accounting systems.
• Supervise and support weekly payroll processing, including timesheets, approvals and compliance requirements.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns, ensuring accurate VAT coding and recovery.
• Manage credit card statements, expense coding and overhead cost analysis.
• Support month-end procedures and ensure financial deadlines are met.
• Help maintain accurate financial records, robust controls and confidentiality across the accounts function.

Essential Criteria

• ATI/AAT qualification or an equivalent accounting technician qualification.
• Minimum of three years experience in a senior accounts role.
• Experience supervising, mentoring or overseeing a small accounts team.
• Good working knowledge of CIS and RCT.
• Strong technical understanding of UK and Republic of Ireland VAT, particularly within construction.
• Practical experience processing weekly payroll, including RTI and auto-enrolment requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas, XLOOKUP and pivot tables.
• Experience with invoice matching, reconciliations and financial controls.
• Excellent attention to detail, communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to resolve issues proactively, work with minimal supervision and handle confidential financial information.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience using COINS ERP or a similar construction-sector accounting system.
• Experience working within a multi-currency business.
• Experience with contract sales invoicing.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary negotiable depending on experience.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Private medical insurance after one year of employment.
• Additional annual leave based on length of service, up to five extra days.
• Team building, health and wellbeing activities.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Death-in-service benefit.