Accounts Assistant

Donnelly Group is recruiting This is an exciting time to join our growing team. We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our Finance Department in an entry-level Accounts Assistant role. This position may be ideally suited to a school leaver with an interest in pursuing a career in business or accountancy. Full training will be provided.

**About The Role**

The role will require you to perform some of the following duties but also to have a working knowledge of all areas of the accounts function including:
**Key Responsibilities**:
The role will involve performing some or all of the following duties:

- Preparation of daily lodgements and posting to the appropriate ledgers
- Assisting with bank reconciliations
- Reconciling sales ledger accounts and supporting credit control activities
- Processing and verifying purchase invoices
- Identifying and investigating invoice discrepancies
- Assisting with monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Analysing monthly credit card expenditure
- Preparing ad-hoc reports for management as required
- Liaising with internal departments and external suppliers
- Carrying out additional ad-hoc duties to support the finance function

**Person Specification**:

- Ideally suited to a recent school leaver with an interest in business or accountancy
- IT literate with strong numeracy skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- High attention to detail with good communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage time effectively
- Capable of working independently and as part of a team
- Assisting with ad-hoc duties as and when required
- This is not an exhaustive list of duties and the post holder will be required to undertake any other reasonable duties discussed and directed by the line manager._
- The company reserves the right to expand the short listing criteria to facilitate the short listing process._
- Donnelly Group is an equal opportunities employer._

**Required Criteria**
- Excellent IT skills, proficient in Excel and other Microsoft packages
- Good analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong organisational skills, able to work unsupervised and plan workloads effectively to meet deadlines
- GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
- Ability to work as part of a team

**Skills Needed**

Time Management, Attention to detail, Communication, Planning and Organising

**About The Company**

The Donnelly Group has been synonymous with the motor industry in Northern Ireland since 1947 when Peter Donnelly started a vehicle repair and taxi business in Caledon on the border of Co Tyrone and Armagh.

Since then the Donnelly Group has become the largest family-owned automotive company in Northern Ireland.

We offer competitive salaries, industry-leading work-life balance, generous holiday allowance, continuous training and development, wide-ranging benefits, and an opportunity to give volunteering time back to the communities within which we serve through the Donnelly Group Foundation.

**Company Culture**

Our teams across all our branches get involved with fundraising for our nominated charity partner, through football tournaments, Donnelly Group bake-off events, dragon boat racing, abseiling, cycling events as well as having a ‘Foundation Day’; a paid day off, to get involved with community projects. We like to feel that we work hard and play hard.

**Company Benefits**

Vacation, Paid time off, Performance bonuses, Paid sick days, Retirement plan and/or pension, Office perks, Employee development programs, Employee discounts, Free parking, Cycle to work, Referral bonus, Competitive salary, Family and friends rates, Long service recognition, Employee Assistance Scheme, Perks Card, Wellbeing Scheme, Work With Charities, Social Opportunities, On the job learning, Progression opportunities, Access to Health & Wellbeing app, Long service awards, Service recognition increases to annual leave, Company employee App

**Salary**

Not disclosed