Newly Qualified Accountant

<p><p>Description<br></p><p>We are hiring for our client, a well-established and growing business in Belfast, who are seeking to appoint a Newly Qualified Accountant to join their finance team. This Newly Qualified Accountant role offers an excellent opportunity to make the move into industry and gain broad commercial finance exposure within a fast-paced environment. </p><p>The successful Newly Qualified Accountant will work closely with the wider finance function across monthly management accounts preparation, VAT returns, cashflow management, audit support, and day-to-day financial operations. This role would suit someone recently qualified through practice or industry training who is keen to further develop their commercial and technical accounting experience. </p><br>Top 3 Things to Know About this Job:<br><li>Excellent opportunity for a Newly Qualified Accountant moving into industry </li><li>Broad exposure across management accounts, cashflow, VAT, and audit </li><li>Belfast-based role with a growing and supportive finance team </li><br>The Role:<br><ul><li>Assist with monthly accounts preparation </li><li>Prepare bank reconciliations, prepayments, accruals, fixed assets, payroll, and inventory reporting </li><li>Complete balance sheet reconciliations </li><li>Work with ERP systems to post journals, process payments, and run reports </li><li>Prepare and submit VAT returns across NI and ROI </li><li>Support cashflow management and oversee multiple bank accounts </li><li>Liaise with external auditors during audit processes </li><li>Respond to ad-hoc finance queries from internal departments </li><li>Produce and analyse reports using advanced Excel skills </li> </ul><br>The Person:<br><ul><li>Newly Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) </li><li>Strong technical accounting knowledge </li><li>Previous experience assisting with month-end processes </li><li>Experience using ERP/accounting systems </li><li>Strong Excel capability including reporting and data analysis </li><li>Excellent communication and organisational skills </li><li>Ability to work effectively across multiple departments </li> </ul><br>The Reward:<br><ul><li>Competitive salary and benefits package </li><li>Excellent opportunity to transition into industry </li><li>Exposure to a broad commercial finance role </li><li>Supportive and collaborative working environment </li><li>Long-term career progression opportunities </li><li>Belfast-based opportunity </li> </ul><br>Next Steps<br><p>For further information, and to apply for this Newly Qualified Accountant job, please contact Connor Donaghy. Visit our website for a full list of Accountancy & Finance opportunities. </p><p>Hunter Savage is a specialist recruitment consultancy with an established presence across Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, and the wider UK. We specialise in Accountancy & Finance, Engineering & Operations, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, Legal, Financial Services, Built Environment, Science & Pharma, and Business Support recruitment. </p><p>Expert, confidential recruitment advice.<br>Salary details are provided as a guide and will depend on experience and expertise.<br>We reserve the right to heighten shortlisting criteria depending on the calibre of response. </p> </p><p><strong>Skills: </strong> <br>Newly Qualified Accountant ACA CIMA ACCA </p><br/><p>WHJS1_NI </p>