Accountant - Public Sector

Hays PLC; Belfast; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading scientific research provider in Belfast is seeking a Senior Accountant for a 12-month contract. This role involves assisting with accountancy-focused tasks and managing finance systems improvements. Ideal candidates will be CIMA, ACA, or ACCA members with strong Excel skills.

Benefits

Flexible working

Onsite parking

Qualifications

• Professional member of CIMA, ACA, or ACCA is required.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in finance.
• Excellent Excel skills including VLOOKUPS and XLOOKUPS.

Responsibilities

• Assist with accountancy tasks for finance systems improvement.
• Re-structure the Chart of Accounts.
• Manage testing of the new finance module.

Skills

Excel

Financial Planning

Financial Accounting

Financial Reporting

Costing

Education

Full current member of professional bodies (CIMA, ACA, ACCA)

Job description

Qualified Accountant, CIMA, ACA, ACCA

Your new company

Senior Accountant - 12-month contract

Location - Belfast

Monday to Friday - 9am - 5pm

Your new role

Are you a skilled accountant with a passion for working in a dynamic environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity with a leading provider of scientific research and services to government bodies for a position of Senior Accountant.

• Assist with accountancy-focused tasks for multiple finance systems improvement projects, in preparation for onboarding to a new finance and business management system.
• Re-structure and mapping of the organisations Chart of Accounts to match that of Account NI
• Introduce and embed a No PO, No Pay policy
• Reconciliations of all control accounts
• Management and development where necessary of system interfaces (CORA, ISLAND, AFBI220, new PO requisition API)
• Manage the testing of new builds of CORA to ensure functionality of the Finance module.
• Liaise with the internal CORA admin team and external CORA supplier team to report and resolve functionality issues in relation with the Finance module.
• Lead, manage and motivate staff to ensure continuous improvement of the services they provide to the organisation.
• Ensure effective management of staff, including absence and performance management.

What you'll need to succeed

• Have successfully passed the final professional examinations and be a full current member of one of the professional bodies.

AND

• Have at least two year's practical experience, gained within the last five years, in one of the following: Financial Planning and Budgeting; Financial Accounting/Auditing, Financial Reporting and Costing or Development/Implementation of Financial Systems.

AND

• Demonstrable excellent Excel skills, with practical experience of using VLOOKUPS and XLOOKUPS

What you'll get in return

• Flexible working
• Onsite parking

What you need to do now

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