Deputy Principal Accountant TEO285
Posted 7 days ago by HAYS
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Belfast, UK
Summary: The role of Deputy Principal Accountant involves supporting the budgeting process for future years within the Northern Ireland Civil Service. The position requires collaboration with various business areas to develop budget plans and includes responsibilities for forecasting costs and producing multi-year financial plans. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement with a focus on work-life balance and flexibility.
Key Responsibilities:
- To support the G7A in the newly established team looking after future years' budgeting to include spending review and 5-year sustainability plans
- Liaising with business areas to develop future year budget spending plans and associated narrative
- Develop a model to forecast costs with baseline and bids by record number and cost centre
- Review and challenge of bids
- Assist in the production of 3 and 5-year plans for consideration by Ministers, in line with DoF guidelines and timetables.
- Development of reporting tools and mechanisms to track and monitor progress against plans
- Input to briefings and committee requests collation of data for the 5-year sustainability plans
- Information management and machinery of government - FOI, Assembly Questions, Press Queries etc.
Key Skills:
- Qualified accountant with two years post-qualification experience gained within the last 5 years in a finance/budgeting environment.
- Excellent Excel skills, technical accounting knowledge, Oracle knowledge, financial systems experience
Salary (Rate): £26.41 yearly
City: Belfast
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
ACCA, CIMA, Chartered Accountant, Qualified Accountant, Financial Accountant, Accountant, Public Sector, NICS
Your new company
Do 2 days in the office, 3 days working from home, a 37-hour working week, 37 days annual leave and flexible working options sound ideal for you?I am recruiting for a Future Years Financial Management Deputy Principal Accountant on behalf of the Northern Ireland Civil Service for the Executive Office, which offers the work/life balance everyone deserves and that hybrid/flexibility needed.
Your new role
Future Years Financial Management DP Accountant:Main duties:
- To support the G7A in the newly established team looking after future years' budgeting to include spending review and 5-year sustainability plans
- Liaising with business areas to develop future year budget spending plans and associated narrative
- Develop a model to forecast costs with baseline and bids by record number and cost centre
- Review and challenge of bids
- Assist in the production of 3 and 5-year plans for consideration by Ministers, in line with DoF guidelines and timetables.
- Development of reporting tools and mechanisms to track and monitor progress against plans
- Input to briefings and committee requests colllation of data for the 5-year sustainability plans
- Information management and machinery of government - FOI, Assembly Questions, Press Queries etc.
What you'll need to succeed
- Qualified accountant with two years post-qualification experience gained within the last 5 years in a finance/budgeting environment.
- Excellent Excel skills, technical accounting knowledge, Oracle knowledge, financial systems experience
What you'll get in return
2 days in office, 3 days working from home, 37-hour working week, 37 days annual leave and flexible working options available.
What you need to do now
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