Ashton Recruitment require a Management Accountant for our client based in Belfast.
Position: Management Accountant
Location: Belfast
Duration: Temporary
Rate of Pay: £24.22 per hour/£#removed# per annum
Hours of Work: Monday - Friday, 09:00-17:30
The post holder will report to the Principal Accountant and represent them, and the section as required, within the post holder's own sphere of responsibility. The post holder will be allocated to one of the following business units:
* Revenue and Projects
* Capital Accounting
Duties include (but not limited to):
* Assisting in the council's processes of budgetary control, and challenge, and the provision of comprehensive, accurate and timely financial management information.
* Recording, monitoring and reporting on capital income and expenditure including asset valuation and the preparation of capital accounting schedules and notes for the statutory final accounts.
* Assisting in developing a finance strategy including a medium-term financial plan.
* Contributing to the corporate management of the service and council through the maintenance of partnerships with senior officers, project teams and consultative groups as necessary.
* Reviewing new developments in all fields relevant to the service's responsibilities and making recommendations to the Principal Accountant.
* Development and provision of accurate, timely and relevant financial management information and the development of appropriate reporting systems in conjunction with relevant internal partners.
* Preparing such returns as may be required, including but not exclusive to, DoE public expenditure survey, capital monitoring returns and Freedom of Information requests.
* Keeping under review new developments in all fields relevant to the service's responsibilities and making recommendations to the Principal Accountant, relevant senior managers or committees as appropriate.
* Contributing technical financial knowledge to formal meetings and working groups as appropriate.
* Contributing to the effective delivery of business plans, any quality initiatives for the section and department as required.
Essential Criteria:
Applicants must, as at the closing date for application forms:
* be a qualified accountant and be a full, current member of a relevant professional body, for example, Associate Chartered Accountants (ACA); Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA); Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA); Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) or equivalent; and
* be able to demonstrate on the application form, by providing personal and specific examples, at least two years' relevant experience gained in a large and complex organisation in each of the following three areas:
1. Assisting in the organisational processes of budgetary control and the annual budget setting process.
2. Developing and providing accurate, timely and relevant financial management information to stakeholders, including developing appropriate reporting systems; and
3. Working in conjunction with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that corporate financial systems meet the needs of end users.
Ashton Recruitment is acting as a Recruitment Business.
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