Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant

SITE: OTC – Business Unit based in Odyssey Trust Company
LOCATION: Queen’s Quay, Belfast, BT3 9QQ
RESPONSIBLE TO: Finance Manager
TERMS: 37.5 Hours per Week.
DATE: May 2025

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Odyssey Group working within the Odyssey Trust Finance team, the post holder will assist in the accounting function. This post is based within the Trust’s finance team and includes undertaking duties to ensure compliance with the rigorous financial systems.

SELECTION CRITERIA
Essential Criteria

• A qualified Accounting Technician (ATI, AAT) plus 3 years’ experience in a similar role [within the last 5 years.]

OR

• 7 years’ experience in a similar role [within the last 10 years]

AND

• Significant experience in the preparation of monthly management accounts to trial balance and variance investigation [i.e. 3 to 7 years dependent on qualifications]
• Ability to complete balance sheet reconciliations
• Proficient in a computerised accounts package
• Computer literate, with excellent experience of Microsoft Office with particularly experience in Excel Spreadsheets
• Strong commercial experience & excellent analytical skills
• Excellent organisational skills, managing competing deadlines while achieving accuracy at all times
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills dealing with a range of internal and external Stakeholders
• A team player with a can do attitude.

Salary: circa £35,000 - £37,000 per annum commensurate with experience plus benefits.


Desirable Criteria

• Experience of processing and preparation of monthly payroll

Benefits
The Odyssey Group has a range of benefits which it offers to full and part time staff[1].

• Free car parking.
• Contributory pension scheme, life assurance, paid sickness benefit and a health cash plan.
• Salary Sacrifice including pensions, holiday and cycle to work schemes.
• 33% Discount in the W5 café and 10% discount in the W5 shop.
• Complimentary tickets to Belfast Giants, friends and family access to W5.
• Holidays commence at 31 days per year rising to 34 [prorata for part time staff.]

[1] [Some T&Cs and qualifying periods may apply]