Deputy Principal Accountant

Deputy Principal Accountant. ACCA, CIMA, Qualified Accountant, Public Sector, NICS

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Job Opportunity: Deputy Principal Accountant - Department Of Justice, NIPS Maghaberry Personnel Branch in Lisburn.

Your new role

Member of Establishment Senior Management Team;

Estimation, allocation and profiling of the Opening Budget;

Monthly variance analysis review and reporting of budget pressures and easements to NIPS Finance Committee;

Provision of Monthly Finance Report to Senior Management Team and NIPS Finance, providing details of ongoing or potential issues;

Completion of In-Year Monitoring exercises

Completion of Month End accounts including accruals returns, reconciliation of Prisoner Amenities Fund, Government Procurement Cards and Operational Staffing Levels;

Completion of Year End processes, including co-ordination of internal stocktakes, review of Open Purchase Orders and provision of relevant financial information within agreed deadlines;

Capital Budget Management and input into Business Cases;

To provide financial information within agreed timescales for all major financial exercises conducted in the department as well as FOI requests and AQs;

Provide advice on finance related matters to all establishment staff as per MPMNI and NIPS Procurement rules;

Administration of Worldpay accounts for the provision of electronic cash payments to individual prisoner accounts;

Participation in NIPS Projects such as the development of on-line prisoner payments and the roll out of the prisoner portal.

What you'll need to succeed
Member of one of the recognised accountancy bodies or equivalent

What you'll get in return
Hybrid working- 2 days in-office - remainder remote, 37 days annual leave, 37 hours per week and flexible working.

What you need to do now
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