Capital Budget Reporting Lead

Public Sector Resourcing; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization is seeking a Capital Budgeting and Reporting Lead. This role involves managing capital budgets and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong communication skills, capable of explaining financial principles to stakeholders without finance backgrounds. Additional knowledge of IFRS and skills in Oracle and Power BI are advantageous. The position allows for some remote work, with expectations to meet the manager quarterly.

Qualifications

• Must be a Qualified or Part Qualified Accountant.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.
• Ability to explain finance principles to non-finance staff is required.
• Strong Excel skills necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support the Functional Lead in delivering capital budget and reporting services.
• Manage assigned capital budget and year-end processes.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and digital transformation projects.

Skills

Excellent Communication and Collaboration skills

Managed deadlines and prioritised statutory deliverables

Explain finance principles to people without a Finance Background

Good Excel skills

Education

Qualified or Part Qualified Accountant

Tools

Oracle

Power BI

Job description

Capital Budgeting and Reporting Lead (PAYE)

On behalf of EANI, we are looking for a Capital Budgeting and Reporting Lead (PAYE) for a contract to run up until the end of March 2026, based in Omagh, Belfast, Ballymena, Dundonald, Armagh. This role can be worked remotely and you will have an expectation to see your manager 1–2 times per quarter.

EA was established on 1 April 2015 under the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014. EA is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department of Education (DE) and the Department for the Economy (DfE), responsible for ensuring that efficient and effective primary and secondary education and educational services are available to meet the needs of children and young people, and for ensuring the provision of efficient and effective youth services.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Functional Lead delivering capital budget and reporting services, ensuring consistent and cohesive financial support across the service, including during the annual accounts process.
• Manage assigned capital budget and year-end processes, driving efficiency and effectiveness while ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.
• Oversee workload distribution and service activities through structured work plans, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in delivery and governance.
• Contribute to the development of strategies, frameworks, and systems that enhance financial governance, compliance, and customer‑focused service delivery.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, providing expert financial advice and resolving complex service issues as needed.
• Lead or support continuous improvement initiatives, including digital transformation projects, training delivery, and technical guidance, while deputising for management when required.

Essential Requirements

• Qualified or Part Qualified Accountant
• Excellent Communication and Collaboration skills
• Managed deadlines and prioritised statutory deliverables
• Explain finance principles to people without a Finance Background
• Good Excel skills

Desirable Requirements

• IFRS, FReM, RAM knowledge
• Oracle and Power BI would be Beneficial

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not overseas.

DE&I Commitment

EANI guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following: “this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different”.