Staff Officer Accountant

Hays PLC; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Staff Officer Accountant for the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunal Services. This role offers excellent work/life balance with flexible working options, focusing on financial governance and compliance tasks within the Finance Branch. Ideal candidates will be active members of accredited accountancy bodies, contributing to essential financial activities and auditing processes.

Qualifications

• Active, paying member of an accredited accountancy body.
• Requires equivalent qualification standard.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and preparation of Trust Statements.
• Liaise with various departments for data collection.
• Review financial governance and auditing processes.

Skills

Financial Governance

Planning and Preparation

Audit Assistance

Research and Investigation

Education

Active member of an accredited accountancy body (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

ACCA, CIMA, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT, QUALIFIED ACCOUNTANT, ICAEW, ACCOUNTANCY, FINANCE, NICS

Your new company
Are you looking for the work/life balance to actually put down your laptop and not have to look at it again until the next working day? Sounds like a dream, doesn't it?
I am recruiting for a Staff Officer Accountant on behalf of the Northern Ireland Civil Service for the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunal Services-Accountability, Governance and Projects Team, which offers the work/life balance everyone deserves and that hybrid/ flexibility needed.

Your new role

To support the DP Accountant to deliver the core work activities and objectives of the Accountability, Governance and Projects Team within the Finance Branch.

The duties and responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with the planning and preparation of the statutory Trust Statement for NICTS
• Liaising with PSNI, Fixed Penalty Office and Fine Collection Service to ensure all information required to produce the annual Trust statement is available
• Commissioning and reviewing input for the Agency Annual Report and Governance Statement to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and guidance
  • Month and year-end journals and reconciliations of MIS and FPO reports
  • Trust Statement Bank Account Reconciliations
  • Assist with internal and external audits in relation to Agency accounts and Trust Statement
  • Investigating matches for National Fraud Initiative
  • FPO telebanking transfers
  • Reviewing Agency cash receipts to identify transactions deemed high risk per Anti Money Laundering Guidance and reporting to Serious Crime Agency if required
  • Administration of monthly CFER pay over and surrender of Confiscation Monies to department
  • Adhoc financial governance duties

What you'll need to succeed

Active, paying member of an accredited accountancy body (ACA/ACCA/CIMA etc.) or to be of an equivalent qualification standard.

What you'll get in return
£22.68 p/h £38,936 annually, 37 hour working week, 2 days in the office and flexible working options.

What you need to do now
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