Accounts Assistant

**Location**:
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland

**Accounts Assistant**

Reporting to: Finance Manager
Location: 1 Cloonagh Road, Downpatrick, Co. Down BT306LJ

**Company Description**:
Enva Northern Ireland Ltd is a resource recovery company involved in the collection, treatment, disposal and recycling of hazardous and non-hazardous waste, large project management contracts across industrial and water industries, operating across 5 sites in the province. The company has grown significantly in the last few years and has recently been acquired by I Squared Capital. We are a highly respected company supporting our customer base which includes international businesses and well recognised brands and government bodies.

**Purpose of the role**:
Following the recent implementation of a new ERP system combined with a restructuring of the business into separate waste streams a vacancy has arisen for an accounts assistant/part qualified accountant within the Enva NI Finance Team based at Downpatrick. This is a role with lots of variety and exposure to different areas within finance and would suit an experienced accounts technician or a recent accounting graduate, or a part-qualified accountant.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**The key responsibilities of the role will include**:

- Raising capex purchase orders ensuring project has been approved and stays within agreed budget
- Posting bank transactions and performing bank reconciliations monthly ensuring payments, amounts and coding is correct
- Preparing the monthly payment run and carrying out the related supplier reconciliations, and escalating any material variances
- Assistance with month end journals eg) processing monthly prepayments and accruals, stock reconciliations, clearing & agreeing intercompany balances with other group companies, analysing and posting credit card expenses etc. ensuring all transactions are coded accurately and posted to the correct divisions
- Updating Balance Sheet lead schedules for month-end and ensuring detailed backup ties in
- Assistance with monthly reports required for Group reporting within group deadlines
- Assisting with VAT and Intrastat returns and ensuring is accurate and meets deadline
- Assisting with the annual budget preparations within group deadlines
- Assisting with the annual audit within group deadlines
- Providing cover across the Finance team when required ie accounts payable, accounts receivable or payroll duties
- Answer all telephone calls in a professional manner and deal with appropriately eg seek to resolve any accounts queries
- Other finance/administrative duties as and when required

**Eligibility Criteria for the role**:

- Demonstratable accountant experience in a commercial environment and/or part qualified accountant
- Experience in using Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Business Central or similar ERP system
- GCSE’s or equivalent at Grade B or above in English and Mathematics
- Experience of working within a recycling or manufacturing environment or similar field
- Experience in using Sage payroll or similar payroll systems
- Degree in Accountancy, Business Studies or similar account technician, graduate or post-graduate qualification - Desirable
- Enthusiastic, with the desire & ability to learn about the operational side of the business

**Core Competencies**:

- Ability to work methodically through tasks and manage issues that arise to resolution.
- Effective verbal and written communication
- Effective problem solving, decision making and information processing skills
- Effective reporting, analytical and numeric skills with particular attention to detail
- Demonstrable experience in effective planning and organisational skills in managing and meeting tight deadlines with competing priorities.
- Demonstrates responsibility in taking initiative to complete own tasks and work effectively as part of a wider team

The above description is a general outline of the requirements of the role. It is not intended to be exhaustive and may be added to in the future depending on the needs of the business.

No agencies please.