Finance Assistant

Property Management Finance AssistantLocation: Belfast Job Type: Permanent Full-time Working Pattern: Office-based Hours: Monday to Friday
Your New CompanyHays Accountancy & Finance is delighted to be working with an established and successful organisation in the property sector to recruit a Property Management Finance Assistant.This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing business where you will become an important part of a close-knit finance function. You will work alongside the senior finance team and have responsibility for ensuring accurate day-to-day financial processing across the business.
Your New RoleAs Property Management Finance Assistant, you will take responsibility for a broad range of transactional finance and bookkeeping duties, ensuring financial information is accurate, reconciled and maintained to a high standard.Your key responsibilities will include:

• Processing purchase invoices, sales invoices, receipts and payments
• Completing regular bank reconciliations and investigating outstanding items
• Managing the purchase ledger, including supplier invoices, statement reconciliations and preparing payment runs
• Managing the sales ledger, including raising invoices, allocating receipts and following up on outstanding balances
• Maintaining accurate aged creditor and debtor reports
• Coding financial transactions accurately using accounting software
• Supporting the finance team with intercompany transactions and reconciliations
• Assisting the wider property management team with rent-related transactions, payments and financial administration
• Supporting the reconciliation of client accounts and ensuring accurate financial records are maintained
• Working closely with colleagues across the business to resolve finance-related queries
• Providing additional support to the finance function during month-end reporting

What You'll Need to SucceedTo be successful in this position, you should have:

• At least 2 years' experience within a finance, bookkeeping, property management or similar environment
• Previous experience across purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations
• Good working knowledge of cloud-based accounting software
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Excellent numerical accuracy and attention to detail
• The ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities
• Strong organisational skills with a proactive approach to your work
• The confidence to communicate financial information to non-finance colleagues
• A professional and discreet approach when handling confidential information

Previous experience within the property or estate agency sector would be particularly advantageous but is not essential for candidates with strong transactional finance experience.
What You'll Get in ReturnIn return, you will receive:

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• Workplace pension
• Permanent, full-time employment
• Monday-to-Friday working hours
• The opportunity to develop broad transactional finance experience
• Exposure to a varied role covering purchase ledger, sales ledger, reconciliations and wider finance
• The chance to join an established organisation and work closely with an experienced finance team

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or contact Hays Accountancy & Finance for a confidential discussion about your career.

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