Job Description
We are currently working with a well-established and growing organisation within the retail supply and distribution sector to recruit an Accounts Technician for their finance team.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic business that has built a strong reputation over a number of years. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining the integrity of financial data while supporting a broad range of finance functions including VAT, payroll, purchase ledger, and customs compliance.
Reporting to the Finance Manager, this role offers excellent exposure across transactional finance, compliance, and systems, within a fast paced and collaborative environment.
What We Offer:- Competitive salary
- Stable, long established and growing business
- Broad exposure across multiple areas of finance and compliance
- Opportunity to develop systems expertise (Sage 200)
- Supportive and collaborative team environment
- Early finish on Fridays
- Long term career development opportunities
- Maintaining and operating Sage 200 as the core finance system, ensuring data accuracy and integrity
- Processing transactions, reconciliations, and generating financial reports
- Preparing and submitting VAT returns in line with MTD and HMRC requirements
- Managing payroll processing including RTI submissions, statutory payments, and employee queries
- Overseeing the purchase ledger function including invoice processing, supplier reconciliations, and payment runs
- Raising sales invoices, processing sales orders, and managing debtor accounts and credit control
- Handling customs declarations and supporting compliance with Trader Support Service (TSS) requirements
- Proven experience in an accounts or finance role, ideally in a similar all round position
- Strong working knowledge of Sage 200
- Experience preparing VAT returns under MTD
- Payroll experience including RTI submissions and statutory payments
- Knowledge of Trader Support Service (TSS) and GB-NI trade requirements
- Part qualified ACCA / CIMA (or studying towards)
- Experience in retail, FMCG, or distribution environments
- Familiarity with customs systems (e.g. CDS)
- Knowledge of additional tax schemes (e.g. CIS)
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please get in touch with Diarmuid for a confidential discussion.
Tagged as: IATI, Payroll, RTI, VAT
