Company: HAYS
Location: Belfast
Job Description:Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA / CIPFA or equivalent). At least 2 years’ post qualification experience. Recent experience in project or management accounting, budgeting, analysis, or financial control. Strong Excel skills and experience using financial systems. Ability to work with varied internal and external stakeholders. Strong communication, organisational and analytical skills. Ability to travel as required.
ACCA, ACA, CIMA
Your new company Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with a large public sector organisation to recruit a Project Accountant to support a major transformation programme. This role is an excellent opportunity to join a complex finance function delivering high profile projects with regional impact.
Your new role
- Producing accurate and timely management information on programme income and expenditure.
- Supporting senior leaders with financial analysis, forecasting and performance monitoring.
- Ensuring financial controls, records and accounting practices meet required standards.
- Preparing regular financial reports, highlighting variances, risks, slippage and pressures.
- Managing budgets, including capital and revenue allocations, in line with accounting rules.
- Contributing to statutory accounting processes and supporting external/internal audit activity.
- Engaging with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure high quality financial information.
- Providing financial input to business cases and supporting programme workforce planning.
- Maintaining strong working relationships across finance, HR, estates, programme teams and external partners.
- Supporting continuous improvement, system enhancements and best practice financial procedures.
- Providing guidance and leadership to junior finance staff where required.
What you’ll need to succeed
Desirable
- Experience in a large, complex or regulated organisation.
- Experience presenting financial information to senior leaders.
What you’ll get in return
- Band 7 salary equivalent (via agency)
- Full time, 37.5 hours
- Long term assignment (contract through to March 2027)
- Belfast-based with hybrid working depending on business needs
- Opportunity to contribute to a major regional transformation programme
- Exposure to senior stakeholders across finance, operations and programme leadership
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Posted: June 15th, 2026