Senior Accountant

Job Description

Are you a Senior Finance Professional who is keen to gain experience within a significant public sector employer? This is an initial 3 - 6 month contract with the view to securing an extension.

What's in it for you?

  • £48,000 - £54,000
  • Immediate start available
  • Hybrid working
  • Exposure within the public sector

About your next employer

VANRATH are pleased to be recruiting for a Senior Accountant for a large, public sector body based in Ballymena. The Senior Accountant role will suit an experienced Accountant who is comfortable working in a fast paced environment. The vacancy has arisen to cover a departing secondment who plays a key role in the central finance team and ideally requires an immediate start to permit a full handover. This role will lead to extension for a good performer, and ideally the appointment could lead to a long-term interim or permanent contract.

About you

  • Full membership of one of the five professional accounting institutes within the CCAB, or CIMA.
  • A minimum of 1 year post qualifying experience in a management role in a complex organisation
  • Experienced in working with a diverse range of stakeholders, both internal and external to the organisation, to achieve successful outcomes for a minimum of 2 years
  • Available at short notice

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain systems and controls for the accurate recording of all transactions, expenditure, accruals, and prepayments
  • Prepare annual accounts summary and commentary for annual reports
  • Interpret and analysis of KPI's for managers in accordance with the organisation's requirements
  • Assist with the development and management of rolling budgets and forecasts

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Accountancy & Finance job in Belfast or Northern Ireland, apply via the link below or contact Dan Morgan for a confidential chat today.

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