Accounts Assistant | Wicklow

Accounts Assistant

Location: Rathnew, Co. Wicklow

At Staffline Recruitment, we are recruiting for a Junior Accounts Assistant to join a busy and supportive office environment based in Rathnew, Co. Wicklow. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised and detail-focused candidate who enjoys working in a fast-paced setting and collaborating with teams across the business.

The Role

Reporting to the General Manager, the Accounts Assistant will support day-to-day finance operations, including invoice processing, customer and supplier queries, reconciliations, expense processing, reporting and month-end support. The successful candidate will work closely with internal teams including sales, warehouse, management and suppliers to ensure accurate and timely completion of accounting processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Respond to customer queries relating to transactions, invoices and payments.
• Receive, check, code and record invoices accurately.
• Match invoices to purchase orders and follow up on discrepancies.
• File, scan and index invoices to support timely payment processing.
• Support month-end and year-end deadlines by ensuring finance tasks are completed on time.
• Resolve account queries promptly and escalate issues where required.
• Complete monthly account reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Process expenses and claims, ensuring VAT and cost coding are accurate.
• Follow up on proof of delivery documentation and liaise with internal teams as needed.
• Prepare and analyse reports to support business decision-making.
• Provide ad hoc office and payroll processing support where required.

Requirements:

• Previous experience in a transactional finance or accounts support role.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Confident communication skills with the ability to liaise at all levels.
• Highly numerate with the ability to interpret financial data.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Reliable, efficient and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated, proactive and able to work independently as well as part of a team.

What's on Offer:

This role offers the opportunity to join a collaborative office team in a varied finance support position, with exposure and training in a broad range of accounting, reporting and administrative responsibilities.

This permanent position will offer a salary in the region of €30,000.

To apply, please send an up to date version of your cv for immediate review to Laura Craughwell at Staffline Recruitment via the enclosed link.