Deputy Principal Accountant (Immediate Start)

Deputy Principal Accountant (Immediate Start)

VANRATH are pleased to be recruiting for a leading Public Sector organisation, who are keen add a Deputy Principal Accountant in a Finance Business Partnering capacity to their growing finance team. This is a new position and will commence on a 6-12 month contract basis.. This role requires a relatively quick turnaround for a suitably experienced qualified accountant and should lead to involvement in significant project roles.

The Role:


* Provide accurate and timely financial information to Branch Heads. This will involve extracting and/or analysing cumulative income and expenditure by project on a monthly basis and forwarding reports to Branch Heads in accordance with approved monthly schedule.
* Prepare and/or review income accruals / deferred income release in accordance with revenue recognition policies.
* Prepare / review monthly journals.
* Schedule and conduct monthly meetings with Branch Heads / Head of Division to review actual and forecast project income and expenditure against budget.
* Collate findings and report financial position with variance explanations post meeting to line management. Provide Branch Heads with updated position.
* Act as first point of contact for allocated branches and develop a strong working relationship with branch staff at all levels.
* Provision of expert advice and guidance to Branches on budgeting and the in-year monitoring of budgets.
* Assist in the development and implementation of financial systems to support financial management and reporting processes;
* The provision of high quality, reliable, accurate and timely financial information to others, both internally and externally.




The Ideal Candidate:

• Have successfully completed the professional examinations and be a full, current member of at least one of the recognised accountancy bodies.
• Ideally needs someone with at least a total of 2 years post qualification practical experience, ideally within the public sector,.

Remuneration:

£41,000-£43,000

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Interim Finance job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Robbie Lemon in the strictest confidence.