Assistant Treasury Accountant in Belfast

Assistant Treasury Accountant

Role Description

The Treasury team, within the wider Financial Accounts team, is responsible for the effective management of liquidity, investment, counterparty, interest rate, foreign exchange and other financial risks for the NI Water Group of Companies.

The Assistant Treasury Accountant will be responsible for managing day to day Treasury operations and accounting. The Assistant Treasury Accountants support the development of a world class Treasury Management service for the NI Water Group of Companies.

Please refer to the Candidate Brief below for further details of role responsibilities.

Applicants MUST be able to demonstrate in their application and where necessary at interview:

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

1. Successfully completed or be undertaking a course of study for the following professional accountancy bodies:

• Association of Corporate Treasurers
• Chartered Accountants Ireland
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
• Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

For the purposes of this recruitment \”undertaking a course of study\” is defined as being registered with the professional body and having either completed examinations in the 12 months prior to the application closure date or be registered to complete examinations within 12 months of the closure date for applications for this role.

OR

Have 3 years\’ experience of working in a fast moving deadline driven finance environment dealing with at least one of the following:

• banking transactions;
• supplier payments;
• debtor receipts; or
• Account reconciliations.

2. Be willing to achieve membership of one of the following professional accounting bodies within a period of 5 years from commencement in the role.

• Association of Corporate Treasurers
• Chartered Accountants Ireland
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
• Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

The post-holder will receive support and full funding to complete one of the above qualifications. The successful candidate will be expected to complete this course of study within 5 years. It will involve the appropriate level of commitment to dedicate own time to self-study and NI Water will support and fund attendance at tuition / exam workshops, along with agreed study leave for each exam.

3. Proficiency in MS Word and Advanced MS Excel in a finance environment, as used in monthly financial reporting processes.

4. Be able to demonstrate good communication skills having previous experience of reporting and communicating with management, external stakeholders and/or key suppliers and business partners e.g banking partners.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

In the event of a large number of applications, in the first instance, candidates may be short‑listed on the following desirable criteria:

1. Working knowledge of Oracle and Financial Reporting software including OBIEE are desired although training will be given.

What is on Offer

Salary

This Band 5 role offers a competitive remuneration package with a salary scale of £35,354 – £47,138 per annum (pay award pending). The starting salary will normally be at the first point of the scale. Salaries are reviewed annually effective 1st April.

Location

Westland, 40 Old Westland Road, Belfast, BT14 6TE.

What we Offer

• Generous annual leave and public/privilege holidays
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Hybrid Working (applicable to some of our roles after three months following onboarding and training)
• Occupational sick pay
• Employee assistance programmes
• Cycle to work scheme
• One of the largest corporate volunteering schemes in NI
• Award winning health and wellbeing programme which focuses on supporting four key area of employee health; Physical, Mental, Social and Financial

How to Apply

To submit your application, please click APPLY NOW.

For additional information about the role please download a Candidate Brief below.

Closing date for submission of Applications: Monday 26th January 2026 at 10.00am

Interview dates: Week commencing Monday 2nd February 2026