Interim Finance Manager - Temporary

MCS Group; Belfast; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is urgently seeking a Temporary Finance Manager based in Dunmurray, Belfast. The role requires a fully qualified accountant or an experienced candidate, focusing on financial statement preparation, budget management, and payroll supervision. This is an ongoing temporary assignment that necessitates a straight start. The successful candidate will oversee the collection of school fees and work closely with the Department of Education. This position is fully onsite, providing a dynamic environment to manage financial operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing monthly Income and Expenditure Accounts.
• Ability to manage payroll procedures efficiently.
• Familiarity with grant application processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly Income and Expenditure Accounts.
• Supervise monthly payroll procedures.
• Manage collection of school fees and charges.
• Prepare and input journals to the accounts system.
• Conduct monthly bank reconciliations.

Skills

Preparation of financial statements

Budget preparation

Payroll management

Financial planning

Grant applications preparation

Education

Fully qualified accountant or qualified by experience

Job description

Temporary Finance Manager - Urgent Need

Dunmurray area, Belfast

Fully qualified accountants & candidates qualified by experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Preparing monthly Income and Expenditure Accounts
• Preparing the annual Department of Education Statement of Accounts, Form S40A, and supporting schedules
• Participating in the preparation of the Annual Budget and 3 year Financial Plans
• Participating in and supervising the monthly payroll procedures
• Managing and recording the collection of school fees and all other relevant charges from parents including following up unpaid items
• Preparing grant applications to the Department of Education including substitute teacher costs, classroom assistants salaries and maternity leave payments.
• Liaising and agreeing applications with the Department of Education and reconciling applications with income received
• Preparing and inputting journals to the computerised accounts system;
• Preparing schedules, printouts, analysis, spreadsheets and such like as required by the auditors in the course of their work on the internal and external audits of the school
• Preparing and recording bank lodgements and organising the efficient cash handling of school funds
• Supervising the operations of the accounts payable function;
• Supervising the operation of the petty cash system
• Preparing monthly bank reconciliations and cash flow reports

Role based fully onsite

Ongoing Temporary Assignment

Urgent Need/Straight Start

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Clare Simpson at MCS Group 028 96953499.

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