Finance Officer Band 5

Finance Officer Band 5

Ards Community Hospital, Newtownards

Temporary (Around 9-12 months)

£15.88 per hour

37.5 hours per week

Hybrid working - 3 days in office, 2 at home

There will be a probationary period at the beginning where candidate will be based in office full-time to facilitate training.

 

Main Roles and Responsibilities

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Assist the Band 7 Finance Officer in contributing to the development of cash releasing efficiency plans, recovery plans and contingency plans for the directorate.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. To deal with ad hoc reporting and enquiries as required by Senior Finance Managers and other senior Trust staff.  

 

Essential Criteria:

(Please note that Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd require original certificates as proof of all qualifications listed on CV)

• 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

 

AND

• 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  

 

Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and a Corporate Member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd adheres to all current employment legislation.

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date, should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please send your CV as early as possible.

Please note only those candidates shortlisted may be contacted.

**Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK and Ireland. We are unable to sponsor or take over the sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. **

Successful candidates may need to apply for an Access NI Certificate with Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd regardless if you already have a valid certificate. It will be a cost of between £16 - £32 depending on clearance level.