• Accounts & Payroll Assistant

Lunar Freezing & Cold Storage Company Limited is a long-established family-owned business, based in the fishing ports of Peterhead, Aberdeen and Fraserburgh. Lunar is a vertically integrated company incorporating the catching, processing and delivery of high-quality seafood to our customers worldwide.
A great opportunity has arisen for an Accounts & Payroll Assistant to join our Accounts team based at our Head Office at East Quay, Peterhead.
You will be responsible for weekly payroll over a number of Lunar sites, updating financial transactions; updating nominal ledgers; raising sales invoices and providing administrative support.
The successful candidate will have the following profile:

• An accounting background, with a qualification in accountancy preferred and an excellent understanding of payroll.
• Ability to put controls in place to ensure accurate reporting of weekly time sheets, payroll reports and monthly HMRC PAYE reports.
• Previous experience of Sage is essential, with Sage 50 Payroll and Sage 200 preferred
• Proficient in the use of all aspects of Microsoft Office - in particular, the ability to create, update and analyse Excel spreadsheets is essential.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Accuracy and efficiency with excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to work as part of a team and to use your own initiative

Experience

• Prepared to commute to Peterhead (Required)
• Microsoft Office: 1 year (Required)
• Microsoft Excel: 1 year (Required)
• Accounting: 1 year (Required)
• Sage Payroll: 1 year (Preferred)
• Accounting qualification: (Preferred)

This is a permanent Role.
Please note that the vacancy will be closed when the successful candidate has been identified.
Salary and hours of work negotiable
Start Date - ASAP
Applications including a CV and covering letter can be made by email to:
hr.group@lunarfreezing.co.uk
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Peterhead AB42 1JF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Payroll: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Accounting Qualification (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 20/01/2025