System’s Accounting Officer – Northern Ireland
Contract: Initial 3-month contract with a view to being extended
Work Schedule: Full time, Monday – Friday.
Our client is a local authority in Northern Ireland looking to recruit a Systems Accounting Officer. Spencer Clarke Group is working in partnership to aid in filling this position.
Role Brief:
The successful candidate will assist the Principal Accountant in specifying, configuring, testing, and implementing new corporate systems for areas within the post-holder’s own sphere of responsibility, with consideration of Local Government Accounting Code of Practice, IFRS financial reporting requirements, and Audit recommendations.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Provide training and assistance to end users in the technical operation of the corporate finance system and corporate accounting business processes.
2. Maintain and report the council’s Fixed Assets Register and capital accounting records.
3. Prepare fixed asset and capital accounting notes to the annual statutory final accounts; respond to external and internal audit enquiries related to these, and complete any restatements as required.
What We're Looking For:
* Be a part-qualified accountant (i.e., finalist) of a relevant professional body, for example: Association of Chartered Accountants (ACAI); Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA); Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA); Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA); or equivalent.
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
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