Your new company

Senior Accountant – 12-month contract

Location – Belfast

Monday to Friday – 9am – 5pm

Your new role

Are you a skilled accountant with a passion for working in a dynamic environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity with a leading provider of scientific research and services to government bodies for a position of Senior Accountant.

• Assist with accountancy-focused tasks for multiple finance systems improvement projects, in preparation for onboarding to a new finance and business management system.
• Re-structure and mapping of the organisations Chart of Accounts to match that of Account NI
• Introduce and embed a No PO, No Pay policy
• Reconciliations of all control accounts
• Management and development where necessary of system interfaces (CORA, ISLAND, AFBI220, new PO requisition API)
• Manage the testing of new builds of CORA to ensure functionality of the Finance module.
• Liaise with the internal CORA admin team and external CORA supplier team to report and resolve functionality issues in relation with the Finance module.
• Lead, manage and motivate staff to ensure continuous improvement of the services they provide to the organisation.
• Ensure effective management of staff, including absence and performance management.

What you'll need to succeed

• Have successfully passed the final professional examinations and be a full current member of one of the professional bodies.

• Have at least two year’s practical experience, gained within the last five years, in one of the following: Financial Planning and Budgeting; Financial Accounting/Auditing, Financial Reporting and Costing or Development/Implementation of Financial Systems.

• Demonstrable excellent Excel skills, with practical experience of using VLOOKUPS and XLOOKUPS

What you'll get in return

• Flexible working

• Onsite parking

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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