Finance Officer
Job in
Newtownards, County Down, BT22, Northern Ireland, UK
Listed on 2026-09-12
Listing for:
Confidential
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-12
Job specializations:
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Finance & Banking
Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting, Financial Compliance
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Band 5 Finance Officer
Location:
Newtownards / Hybrid working - 3 days in office, 2 at home
Job Type: Temporary
Duration of booking:
Expected to last 3 months with possible extension
Proposed start date: ASAP
Pay Rates:
Up to £15.88 per hour PAYE inclusive of holiday pay
Hours / Working Days: 37.5 hours per week / Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm
Job Description- To liaise with, and meet with senior Trust staff in order to assist with their understanding of budgets or to assist with any related queries.
- Assist with the annual budget setting process within agreed guidelines and timetables, and helping to ensure that they reflect the Trust's financial strategy and income profile.
- Assist the Band 7 Finance Officer in contributing to the development of cash releasing efficiency plans, recovery plans and contingency plans for the directorate.
- Support the Finance Manager in the early identification of threats to the financial stability of the Trust by highlighting risks within the directorate and agreeing rectification measures to ensure breakeven is achieved.
- To assist in developing the use of financial systems, reporting and enquiry tools and working methods to advance the quality and efficiency of Financial Management information.
- To deal with ad hoc reporting and enquiries as required by Senior Finance Managers and other senior Trust staff.
- Hold a current drivers licence and is a car driver
- University degree and 2 years suitable relevant financial experience
- or, AAT/HND qualified and 2 years suitable relevant financial experience
- or, Part Qualified with one of the CCAB recognised bodies and 1 years suitable relevant financial experience
- or, 3 years suitable relevant financial experience at Band 4 level
- Excellent written and verbal communication with a range of stakeholders
- Competent at Microsoft Excel, ability to manipulate large volumes of data, wide range of functions and then provide analysis on this data
- Confident with accounting principles - accruals, prepayments etc.
- Ideally, experience in management accounts, investigating variances.
- Ability to manage workload to meet department deadlines
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