Accounts Team leader

Location: Antrim

Accounts Team Leader​
Your New Company Hays is delighted to be working with an established and successful organisation operating within the construction and commercial projects sector. Based in County Antrim, this growing business has developed a strong reputation within its market and offers a busy, professional environment with excellent opportunities for development.

Your New Role As Accounts Team Leader, you will report to the Financial Controller and take responsibility for the smooth day-to-day running of a busy transactional finance function. This is a hands-on position where you will oversee a small accounts team while remaining actively involved across purchase ledger, subcontractor payments, payroll, VAT, sales invoicing and month-end activities.

Key responsibilities will include:

Overseeing the processing and authorisation of purchase and subcontractor invoices
Completing three-way matching and supplier account reconciliations
Managing supplier queries and resolving invoice or payment discrepancies
Ensuring CIS and RCT compliance across subcontractor transactions
Supporting weekly and monthly supplier and subcontractor payment runs
Processing and overseeing weekly payroll, including timesheets, RTI and auto-enrolment requirements
Supporting sales invoicing and credit control activities
Preparing and submitting VAT returns, including UK and ROI transactions
Assisting with month-end procedures, reconciliations and overhead analysis
Ensuring expenditure is accurately coded and appropriate financial controls are followed
Supporting and developing members of the accounts team
Maintaining accurate supplier records and supporting new account set-up
Working closely with finance, commercial and operational stakeholders to resolve queries

What You'll Need to Succeed To be successful in this position, you will ideally be an ATI/AAT-qualified Accounting Technician or equivalent, with at least three years' experience in a senior accounts position.

You should also have:

Previous experience supervising, mentoring or overseeing members of an accounts team
Strong knowledge of transactional accounting and financial controls
Practical experience with CIS and RCT
Experience processing weekly payroll, including RTI and auto-enrolment
Good knowledge of UK and ROI VAT

Experience with purchase orders and three-way invoice matching
Strong Excel skills, ideally including XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables and advanced formulas
Strong reconciliation and problem-solving abilities
Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage competing deadlines
Confident communication skills when dealing with suppliers and internal stakeholders

Experience working within construction or a similar project-based commercial environment would be highly advantageous. Exposure to construction-focused ERP systems, multi-currency transactions or contract-based sales invoicing would also be beneficial.

What You'll Get in Return You will receive a competitive salary dependent on experience, alongside a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

Competitive pension scheme
Private medical insurance following qualifying service
Additional annual leave linked to length of service
Training and professional development opportunities
Death in service benefit
Employee wellbeing and team activities
A varied role offering genuine responsibility and the opportunity to lead within a busy finance function

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

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