Bookkeeper

**Job Title: Bookkeeper**

**Location**: Lisburn

**Job Type**: Full-time, Permanent
**Salary**: £25,500 - £32,000 per year

**Benefits**:

- Private Health Insurance (after Probation)
- Health and Wellbeing Programme
- Free on-site parking

**About the Role**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Manage and maintain financial records** for both **Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland** operations.
- Process **payroll** in compliance with **HMRC (UK) and Revenue (Ireland) tax regulations**.
- Reconcile **bank statements**, credit card transactions, and supplier accounts.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of invoices, supplier payments, and credit notes.
- Verify invoices against purchase orders and liaise with suppliers for any discrepancies.
- Handle **VAT returns** for both **NI and ROI**, including **Reverse VAT/VAT Exempt processing**.
- Maintain the **Xero** accounting system, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Oversee office and team expenses, ensuring proper record-keeping.
- Assist in managing company assets, including fleet administration (taxing, insurance, fuel expenses).
- Maintain office supplies and equipment, ensuring adequate stock levels.
- Support the finance team with general administrative duties as required.
- Ensure compliance with **financial controls, nominal codes, and period-end closures**.

**Eligibility Criteria:Essential**:

- **Minimum GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent) in Maths and English.**:

- **Proven experience** in bookkeeping or a similar financial role.
- **Experience working with both GBP and Euro currencies**.
- Strong working knowledge of **Xero** **accounting software**.
- **Understanding of financial regulations in both Northern Ireland (UK) and the Republic of Ireland**.
- **Sales Ledger (S/L)**: Invoice generation, payment reconciliation, new client setup, VAT processing (Reverse VAT/VAT Exempt).
- **Purchase Ledger (P/L)**: Supplier statement reconciliation, invoice processing, credit note allocation, supplier account setup.
- **Nominal Ledger (N/L)**: Bank reconciliation, VAT returns, supplier payment reconciliation, wages journals to control accounts, HMRC (UK) and Revenue (ROI) compliance.
- Understanding of **nominal codes** and **control accounts**.

**Preferable**:

- Working knowledge of **QuickBooks and/or Sage**.
- **Sales Ledger (S/L)**: Credit control, statement generation and issue.
- **Purchase Ledger (P/L)**: Handling supplier queries.
- **Nominal Ledger (N/L)**: Journal entries, adjustments, period-end closures.
- **Payroll**: Setting up new payees, processing payroll (weekly/monthly), handling expenses, creating batch files.
- Knowledge of **taking accounts up to trial balance**.
- Understanding of **matching/coding purchase invoices**.

**Preferred Qualifications & Experience**:

- Minimum **2 years** of experience as a **Bookkeeper or Accounts Administrator**, preferably covering both **Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland**.
- Experience in the **renewable and or energy industry** (preferred but not essential).

**Work Schedule**:

- Monday to Thursday 0830 to 1700 (with 30 Min lunch break).
- Friday 0830 to 1400.

Pay: £25,500.00-£32,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Bookkeeping: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 28/02/2025
Reference ID: NI & ROI Bookkeeper
- Northern Ireland branch office