Staff Officer Accountant - Finance Business Partner

Your new company

You will be joining the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) within the Financial Strategy and Planning Branch. The team provides financial management, business partnering and strategic oversight across a wide range of justice related functions, including the Legacy Inquest Unit (LIU), Coroners Service NI (CSNI), the Lady Chief Justice's Office, Official Solicitor's Office and regional courts. This role is based in Laganside House, Belfast, with hybrid working 2 days in office/3 from home.

Your new role

As a Staff Officer Accountant/ Finance Business Partner- Financial Strategy Planning Branch (In Year), you will take on a key business partnering role and be responsible for the effective management, control and reporting of budgets across several high profile justice areas.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Managing the Legacy Inquest Unit and Coroners Service NI budgets.
• Acting as a finance business partner for a range of directorates.
• Preparing monthly finance returns and reports including accruals, variance analysis, cash management and profiling.
• Preparing Monitoring Round submissions and budget forecasts.
• Supporting senior leaders with spend analysis, trend reporting and financial planning.
• Forecasting counsel costs and building forecasting tools for legal teams.
• Running and interpreting Account NI reports to support financial decision making and monthly monitoring.
• Developing and maintaining automated Excel spreadsheets.
• Training budget holders on financial processes.
• Liaising with key stakeholders including audit, administrators and legal officers.
• Ensuring internal financial controls and governance requirements are met.
• Supporting the wider In Year budgeting team with ad hoc queries.

What you'll need to succeed

Essential:

• Qualified accountant- Chartered or equivalent

Desirable:

• Experience using Account NI

What you'll get in return

• Hybrid working pattern- 2 days offer/ 3 days home
• Flexibility options- flexible time and flexible start/finish times
• 37 hour working week- opening to part time
• 37 day annual leave
• A 12 month+ contract with a supported pathway to future permanent NICS opportunities
• Opportunity to work in a high impact public sector finance environment supporting justice services.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders across multiple high profile functions.

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