Part Qualified Financial Accountant

About The Role

Due to the growth and expansion of our GRAHAM Finance Team, we are now recruiting a Part Qualified Accountant for our Belfast Office. Energised by continued growth, and boasting an annual turnover in excess of £1bn per annum, we are committed to making a long-term investment in our workforce and creating opportunities for future leaders to excel and grow. If you have an appetite to succeed, we want you to join our team.

Working directly to the Financial Reporting Manager, this is an interesting and varied role for someone looking to build a career in accountancy in a fast moving commercial organisation.

Location: Wildflower Way, Belfast

Hours Per Week: Monday - Friday (37.5 hours)

Job Type: Permanent / Full Time

Job Responsibilities:

• Assume responsibility for financial reporting for a number of allocated contracts;
• Aid preparation of monthly management accounts to tight deadlines.
• Review of month end accounting journals and reconciliations.
• Cost analysis and reporting.
• Support the calculation and preparation of monthly work in progress & review of external WIP submission, where applicable.
• Review, interrogation and challenge of contract revenue, costs and margins.
• Assist in the preparation and analysis of monthly contract performance, providing adequate explanation for variances against expectations.
• Support the preparation and assess the accuracy of contract cost accruals and prepayments.
• Monitor contract performance against agreed performance metrics, and tender assumptions, using analytical tools and identify significant deviation and/or risks in a timely manner.
• Aid preparation of information required for regular commercial reviews, contract profit and loss reports and associated analysis.
• Co-ordinate provision and receipt of financial information to/from relevant departments in line with the monthly reporting schedule and group reporting timetable.
• Support and undertake, where applicable, the monthly contract overhead analysis.
• Liaise with contract billing department to ensure timely issuance of sales invoices.
• Provision of detailed financial analysis as required.
• Support operations team with regard to any financial and commercial queries.
• Involvement in contract portfolio working capital reports & presentation, highlighting unexpected or adverse movements and trends.
• Allocated balance sheet analysis & reconciliations, following up and resolving differences.
• Balance sheet accruals and prepayments.
• Assist with changes to finance processes, reporting, training and knowledge base in relation to statutory and regulatory updates.
• Support the financial reporting for RoI entity.
• Delivery of ad hoc financial reports and analysis for senior management meetings.
• Work with various department managers to co-ordinate inputs into cash flow forecasting and supplementary working capital information for review.
• Month end journal preparation to assist with monthly close cycle.
• Monthly & annual preparation of audit file.
• Input into annual external auditor queries.
• Preparation of statutory and regulatory accounts in line with Financial Reporting standards (FRS102).
• Provision of information for annual statutory accounts.
• Involvement in ad-hoc projects in relation to ongoing business improvement & KPI reporting initiatives.
• Support new business solution implementation and training and assist in the development and maintenance of the finance areas of the ERP system.
• Play a key role in developing the financial reporting activities in the business, supporting the shift to business partnering relationships with key departments.
• Other ad hoc duties as required.

This job description is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role envisaged for the job title and the range of duties to be undertaken. It does not attempt to detail every activity. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder at regular intervals.

About You

Essential Criteria:

• Degree related to Accountancy/Finance/Business/Economics.
• Strong Communication skills
• Desire to undertake a career in accountancy, with a view to working towards a professional accountancy qualification.
• Committed, enthusiastic and able to use initiative to drive the business forward

Desirable Criteria:

• Previous experience in using ERP systems

Please note that Applicants will not be expected to meet any (or all) of the desirable criteria to be considered for interview. Desirable criteria will only be used as part of the shortlisting process in the event there are a large number of Applicants. We are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workforce and particularly welcome applications from females and individuals from a minority ethnic background who are currently under represented in our industry.