FLEET & Leasing - Divison Accountant Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

About us
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We are one of the top three automotive retailers in the UK, proudly representing 32 manufacturer brands, selling a huge range of new and used vehicles from over 150 dealerships across the UK and Ireland.

We believe our people are our greatest asset, and we’re committed to recognising the valuable contribution each person makes. That’s why we continue to invest in a leading rewards and benefits package designed to support your career, wellbeing, and life outside of work.

Divisional Accountant (Leasing Division)

Location:
Belfast Fleet Financial (Hybrid within Division)
Occasional travel to GB required

We’re looking for a commercially focused Divisional Accountant within our leasing businesses to support financial performance across our leasing businesses and play a key role in driving operational and financial excellence across the Division.

As a Divisional Accountant, you’ll oversee the timely and accurate execution of the accounting cycle, provide high‑quality financial insight, and support decision‑making across the leasing businesses. This is a role for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced, commercial environment and enjoys building strong relationships across operational teams.

• Strong experience as an Accountant within a commercial finance environment
• Experience leading and managing finance team members
• A proven track record of delivering high‑quality financial performance
• Strong technical expertise combined with commercial awareness
• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Expert proficiency in MS Excel
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills
• A consistent demonstration of Lookers values

• A competitive salary between £42,000 – £52,500
• Hybrid working across the Division
• The opportunity to work closely with senior leaders and influence financial performance
• A varied role with exposure to multiple dealerships
• Occasional travel to GB to support divisional activity
• A supportive, collaborative environment with opportunities for development

If you’re an experienced Accountant looking for a role with breadth, influence, and the opportunity to make a real impact across the leasing division within a large automotive Group, we’d love to hear from you.

• Competitive salaries with structured pay scales and progression as you grow within the business
• Generous annual leave that increases with your length of service
• Enhanced family leave, including 6 months’ full pay for maternity and adoption leave, and 2 weeks’ full pay for paternity leave
• Access to Techscheme for discounted technology purchases with flexible payments
• Eyecare vouchers to help cover vision care needs
• Smart Health – 24/7 access to GP services to support your mental and physical wellbeing
• Dental insurance for everyday dental care and unexpected treatments
• Optional critical illness cover for peace of mind during life's most challenging moments

• MyView Pay Now – access a portion of your pay as you earn, with features to stream, save, and track your money through a user-friendly app
• Free will writing services to help plan for the future
• Flexible life assurance options and partner life assurance for added protection
• Discounted gym memberships to support an active lifestyle
• Travel insurance to help you explore with confidence
• Access to home and technology vouchers
• bYond card and a wide range of exclusive retail and lifestyle discounts

We strongly believe in nurturing and providing our people with specific manufacturer brand and management training to enhance career development opportunities. We have a great bunch of people, and we like to celebrate and encourage success at all levels.

Lookers and Charles Hurst are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to a working environment that is free from discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential.

If your application is successful,we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you commencing employment with us.

Thesewill include verifying your recent employment, address, credit historyandastandardcriminal record check. For roles that require you to drive, adriving licence checkwill also be carried out.

Please note, all offers of employment are made subject to a 6 month probation period commencing from your start date.

We take our data protection responsibilities very seriously and are committed to upholding and respecting your privacy rights. Information about how we will process your data including the types of data we collect, the purposes for which we use it, who we may share it with and how long we keep it are set out in our privacy notice. It also includes information about your individual privacy rights.

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