Deputy Principal Accountant Financial Management
Location: Goodwood House, Belfast
Pay Rate: Approx. £24.59 per hour
Hours: 37 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9.00am5.00pm
Contract: Temporary Agency Assignment
Start Date: 5 October 2026
Expected End Date: 31 March 2027
JDR Recruitment is recruiting a Deputy Principal Accountant for a Northern Ireland Civil Service assignment within the Department of Finance.
This is a senior financial accounting role with responsibility for month-end processes, management reporting, statutory accounts, technical accounting advice, cash forecasting and oversight of key financial controls.
The Role
Key responsibilities will include:
Leading month-end financial accounting processes, including journals, reconciliations and balance-sheet assurance.
Overseeing Trade Payables, Manual Accruals and Provisions.
- Preparing the monthly management pack and managing the financial reporting timetable.
- Ensuring general ledger codes are appropriately maintained across the wider finance team.
- Providing professional accounting advice on technical accounting matters.
- Reviewing financial information for FOIs, Assembly Questions, audit queries and other financial exercises.
- Supporting the Integr8 finance transformation programme.
- Leading preparation of the Departmental Resource Accounts, including interim accounts.
- Supervising preparation of NISRA Agency Accounts and Whole of Government Accounts information.
- Supporting the development and application of departmental Charging Policy.
- Reviewing charging models and Corporate Services overhead calculations.
- Overseeing cash forecasts, Parliamentary Grant reconciliations and investigation of monthly cash variances.
Essential Qualification
Applicants must have successfully completed the final professional examinations and be a full current member of a recognised professional accountancy body, including:
- Chartered Accountants Ireland
- ICAS
- ICAEW
- CIMA
- ACCA
- CIPFA
- Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland
Essential Experience
Candidates must have at least two years’ post-qualification experience gained within the last ten years in a finance-related environment.
- Relevant experience may include one or more of:
- Financial accounting or auditing
- Financial planning and budgeting
- Management accounting and cost analysis
- Treasury management
- Corporate governance and risk management
- Financial systems implementation
- Investment finance
- Forensic accounting or insolvency-related work
Desirable Experience
Previous experience within the Northern Ireland Civil Service and/or experience using Account NI would be advantageous.
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks and Standard security clearance.
If you are a qualified accountant with strong post-qualification financial accounting experience and are looking for a senior public-sector finance assignment, we would be keen to hear from you. Please ‘Apply now’.
Skills:Financial Management Accounts Budgeting Forecasting Treasury Financial Reporting
Benefits:hybrid working flex time
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