Finance Purchase Ledger Assistant

Job Title: Finance Purchase Ledger Assistant

Location: Lisburn

Length: Temporary

Hours of work: 37.5hrs Monday - Friday

The Finance Assistant will support the Finance team in delivering accurate and timely financial information, maintaining strong financial controls, assisting with daily accounting operations, and contributing to month-end / year-end close processes. This is a hands-on role that helps ensure the smooth running of financial administration across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Matching goods received notes/ delivery documents to supplier invoices.

• Inputting supplier invoices to Sage 50 accounts.

• Processing supplier payments on the bank and tagging payment on sage against invoices.

• Maintaining and monitoring the accounts mailbox.

• Liasing with internal buyers and supplier regarding invoice and payment queries.

• Perform bank and supplier reconciliations regularly, ensuring discrepancies are followed up and resolved.

• Maintain accurate records of expenses and employee reimbursements.

• Assist with VAT or other indirect tax returns, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.

• Support the month-end and year-end closing processes.

• Help prepare documentation for audits, internal or external.

• Maintain financial filing systems (electronic and paper), ensuring documents are properly stored and accessible.

Essential

• Experience (1-2 years) working in a finance or accounts payable role, ideally in a similar industry (manufacturing / engineering / energy / rail) or medium-sized business.

• Experience using Sage 50 Accounts or similar

• Microsoft Excel basic skills essential.

Desirable

• Good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping.

• Attention to detail and accuracy.

• Ability to work to deadlines and to manage priorities.

• Excellent organisational and communication skills

Skills & Attributes

• Strong numerical and analytical skills.

• Good communication skills (verbal and written), able to liaise across teams.

• Organised and methodical with a strong sense of discipline.

• Team-player, but able to work independently when required.

• Discretion and ability to handle confidential financial information.

• Proactive: able to identify, suggest improvements to processes.