Finance Assistant

As Finance Assistant, you’ll provide essential support across our finance operations, ensuring accurate processing of transactions, maintaining clear records, and helping the team deliver efficient, compliant processes. Working closely with colleagues across Catalyst, you’ll play a key role in keeping our finances running smoothly, enabling us to focus on building and supporting Northern Ireland’s innovation community.

• Part-time, fixed term contract ending January 2027
• Competitive salary up to £30,000 depending on qualifications/experience
• Based at the Innovation Centre, Queen’s Road, Belfast (hybrid working arrangement available)

Generous life assurance policy

Enhanced parental leave packages

Free open access to company organised events

Free parking onsite

• Processing and paying supplier invoices
• To raise purchase orders and ensure company procurement rules are adhered to
• To process staff expenses on a weekly basis
• Appropriate electronic filing of all documentation
• Processing of all customer invoicing
• Daily posting of bank receipts
• Reconciliation of all bank account
• To respond to queries from customers and suppliers in a timely manner
• To provide general administrative and financial support as required
• To work as a team to improve finance processes and find efficiencies
• Undertaking any other reasonable duties which fall within the remit of the role
• At least three year’s work experience in a similar role
• Experience working with Sage 50
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills
• Effective IT skills including experience working with Office 365 elements such as MS Word, MS Teams, SharePoint etc
• Effective MS Excel skills including creating basic formulas
• Ability to communicate clearly, confidently and in a professional manner
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team
• Willingness to adapt and to learn new skills

• Proof of right to work in the UK

Criteria may be enhanced to aid shortlisting. Exceptional candidates who do not meet the criteria may be considered for the role provided they have the necessary skills and experience

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