Accounting Technician

Accounting Technician

Lisburn

£19.72 per hour

Main Purpose

To assist the Finance offices with timely and accurate production of financial reports, information and reconciliations, through the provision of high quality administrative and technical support

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Financial Planning & Management Accounts

1. To support the Management Accountant in the provision of an efficient and effective Management Accounts.

To support the Management Accountant to formulate financial forecasts and plans to enable service delivery.

To support the Management Accountant the development and provision of the annual revenue and capital budgets and subsequent production of budgetary and outturn forecasts and issue of periodic reports.

This includes monthly management accounts and monitoring returns for the Board, Corporate Management Team and the sponsoring body.

Work with the Finance Business Partners to produce monthly variance analysis reports which review actual financial performance against budget to ensure that a robust challenge function is applied to directorates. This includes monthly management accounts packs for Senior Management and the Board, and returns to the sponsoring body.

Financial Reporting and Accounting

1. To assist as required in the preparation of internal reports and year-end statutory accounts to ensure compliance with legislation, financial instructions, and scheme of delegation, policies, procedures and best practice.

To operate within the control framework in place within the department.

3. To assist with month-end and year-end accounts procedures to support the preparation of the financial accounts and other statutory returns.

Criteria

Possess 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above (or equivalent) including English Language and Mathematics.

AND

Have a minimum of two years' experience working in a Finance environment in a medium to large organisation, to include:

(a) Preparing journals and completing month-end reconciliations.

(b) Working with a computerised accounts package

(c) Using advanced excel skills to capture and analyse data for information and reporting purposes.

AND

Can demonstrate:

(a) Deliver high quality work with excellent attention to detail;

(b) The ability to work individually or as a team member;

(c) Effective communication and the ability to provide timely and accurate information;

(d) A strong customer service orientation.

(e) Competence in the use of:

i. Windows and other Microsoft applications

ii. Using accounting software systems

The closing date for this post is Friday 23 October noon

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