Your new company

You will be joining a respected public sector organisation responsible for supporting the delivery of fair and effective employment relations across Northern Ireland. The organisation plays a key role in promoting good practice, providing statutory services, and ensuring effective governance. Due to ongoing demand, they are seeking a Finance Officer to strengthen their finance and governance function. A reserve list will also be created for future positions.

Your new role

• Analyse financial data and manage in‑year budgets, including monthly profiling, monitoring variances and producing management accounts.
• Coordinate and deliver month‑end and year‑end processes, ensuring accurate consolidated accounts and monthly accounts for internal bodies.
• Oversee payroll processing and supervise finance support staff across payroll, ledgers and other core financial functions.
• Support internal and external audits, maintain financial procedures and ensure compliance with governance standards.
• Contribute to procurement activities, pension returns and the maintenance of key financial registers.
• Provide financial reports, support senior management, and assist with improvements to financial systems, processes and service delivery.

What you'll need to succeed

• AAT Professional Diploma OR ATI Diploma for Accounting Technicians OR An equivalent CCAB/CIMA‑recognised accounting/finance qualification
  PLUS at least 3 years’ relevant experience

• At least 5 years’ relevant experience

• Supervising staff within a finance environment
• Preparing monthly management accounts
• Budget management

• Payroll processing & HMRC online returns
• Working with internal and external auditors
• Procurement (ideally in public sector)

What you'll get in return

• Competitive public sector salary & allowance
• Excellent work‑life balance
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Civil service‑aligned flexi‑time framework
• Generous leave entitlement
• Strong training, development and progression opportunities
• Potential permanency

What you need to do now

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