Senior Financial Accountant in Lisburn

Salary: £46,744 - £51,256. Successful candidates will be offered the minimum of the pay scale and in some circumstances salary negotiations will be dependent on the demonstration of skills and experience. All our roles come with an excellent benefits package, including the generous Civil Service Pension Scheme.

Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland; Cardiff, Wales; Edinburgh, Scotland.

About the job:

We have an exciting opportunity to join us at Companies House as a Senior Financial Accountant! Are you a qualified accountant with a passion for financial accounting and reporting? Do you have experience of producing financial accounts with the confidence to make technical accounting judgements? If so, this could be the opportunity for you.

Job summary:

Financial Accounting ensures that the organisation’s results are presented accurately and in line with all relevant legislation, accounting standards, and reporting conventions. This role is responsible for managing the month-end process for Companies House’s new powers and sanctions, as well as the Late Filing Penalties company code. This includes preparing and posting journals, completing balance sheet reconciliations, and producing the monthly reporting pack. The role also contributes to the preparation of monthly Board reports.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Completing the month-end process for both Late Filing Penalties and New Powers and Sanctions company codes.
• Ensuring Financial Accounting monthly actuals are delivered in line with the DBT monthly reporting timetable.
• Performing monthly balance sheet reviews.
• Preparing IFRS 9 reports and working papers to support the Chief Technical Accountant with periodic bad debt calculations.
• Preparing the monthly LFP Trust Statements and contributing to the preparation of Board Reports.
• Supporting the Cash Accountant in the preparation and submission of cash forecasts.
• Engaging with the external auditors, the National Audit Office (NAO), to ensure the audit process runs efficiently.

Person specification:

We’re looking for a Senior Financial Accountant with:

• Extensive accounting experience.
• Experience of producing financial accounts and making technical accounting judgements.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels.
• Strong Excel and presentation skills.
• An awareness of government accounting principles & processes.
• At least two years of post-qualification experience.

Qualifications:

Fully qualified chartered accountant (CCAB, CIMA, or equivalent) with a passion for financial accounting and reporting.

Behaviours:

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

Technical skills:

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Strong technical knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Benefits:

Alongside your salary, Companies House contributes towards your membership of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you.

Where will you be working?

You will be aligned to either our Cardiff, Edinburgh or Belfast office, where you will be expected to attend on a regular basis. We are currently using a hybrid approach to the way we work which provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work.

Selection process details:

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

Key dates:

• Closing date - 19th April 2026, at 23:55
• Sifting - w/c 20th April 2026 onwards
• Interviews - 7th and 8th May and/or w/c 11th May 2026, on Microsoft Teams

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of recruitment based on fair and open competition with decisions made on the basis of merit.