Systems Accounting Officer - Belfast

Salary: £23.03 per hour

Full Time – Monday-Friday 9:00am to 5:30pm

Role Purpose:

• To contribute to the planning, development and implementation of our clients corporate financial systems and reporting mechanisms and the review of supporting policies, strategies and procedures.
• To contribute to the ongoing development of corporate financial systems and the development of associated feeder systems.
• To 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.
• To provide training and assistance to end users in the technical operation of the corporate finance system and corporate accounting business processes.
• To maintain and report Fixed Assets Register and capital accounting records.
• To manage the day-to-day contractor relationship between Financial Services and the appointed external valuers for annual property valuations exercise and incorporate changes in property asset values into the financial records.
• To prepare fixed asset and capital accounting notes to the annual statutory final accounts; and respond to external and internal audit enquiries related to these, and complete any restatements as required.

Key Responsibilities:

• To work in partnership with relevant stakeholders and user groups to investigate and provide business and technical solutions to financial systems issues.
• To provide frontline assistance end-users about the technical operation of the corporate financial systems and the corporate accounting business processes, including identification and resolution of system errors, report production and ongoing system development, as required within the employee’s sphere of competence.
• To advise, within in the employee’s sphere of competence, Digital Services technical staff to support the corporate financial system and participate in the resolution of issues raised to external technical support contractors engaged to support the corporate financial system.
• To contribute to the ongoing development of corporate financial systems and the development of associated feeder systems.
• To use, understand and integrate data across diverse corporate systems and databases to support system development, corporate management information needs and financial planning to assist in the alignment of resources to our clients’ priorities.
• To keep up to date on developments in financial hardware and software packages with a view to making recommendations on emerging areas that impact upon financial management and reporting.

We offer:

• 24 hour one on one specialist consultant based within your geographical area
• 4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme
• Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices.

4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.

To discuss this vacancy or other vacancies in your area please contact Casey Adams on 07587327813 or via email CaseyA@4recruitmentservices.com