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Deputy Principal Accountant
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REF: IRC326940
DEPARTMENT: Northern Ireland Civil Service
SALARY: £47,304 - £49,515 (under review)
LOCATION: Throughout Northern Ireland
Further appointments may be made from this competition should NICS DP Accountants positions become vacant which require the same eligibility criteria and have similar duties and responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
While the precise duties and responsibilities of individual posts will vary, indicative activities are listed below:
- Analysis of financial data
- Assisting with the financial planning processes of government departments and agencies
- Provision of high quality financial information
- Preparation of Annual Reports and Accounts
- Development and implementation of financial systems
- Provision of advice, guidance and direction on the management of budgets, the in-year monitoring of expenditure, and the preparation of Estimates
- Developing management accounting and financial performance reporting for departments
- Establishing and maintaining close and effective working relationships
- Maintaining an up-to-date and comprehensive understanding of current public expenditure planning, monitoring, control and accountability systems
- Leading, managing and motivating teams of staff, including Trainee Accountants, who often need to work to tight deadlines, and on tasks where high quality information and guidance needs to be produced
- Reviewing and assessing of business cases and investment appraisals
- Managing the resources of your own section
- Audit/specialist review/internal control
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Please note: As the remit of the NICS is very diverse, the above list is not meant to be exhaustive but aims to give a good indication of the main duties of the post. The emphasis on particular duties will vary over time according to business needs and as directed by Line Management.
Eligibility
Applicants must, by the closing date for applications:
Professional Qualifications
Have successfully passed the final professional examinations and be a full, current member of one of the professional bodies detailed below:
- Chartered Accountants Ireland
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
- The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
- The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
- The Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland
Applications will also be considered from applicants with relevant formal qualifications considered by the selection panel to be of an equivalent or higher standard to those stated.
Post-Qualification Experience
Have a total of at least two years’ post qualification experience gained in the last ten years, in a finance related environment, in one or more areas detailed below:
- financial planning and budgeting
- financial accounting/auditing
- forensic accounting/insolvency-related work
- management accounting and cost analysis
- investment finance
- treasury management
- corporate governance, including risk management
- development/implementation of financial systems
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Management Experience
A minimum of 1 year’s cumulative management experience.
Relevant or Equivalent Qualifications Applicants must demonstrate on their application form how the qualifications they have provided are equivalent, in level, to those qualifications requested above. They should give the details of the awarding body and the date awarded (the date awarded is the date on which you were admitted by the official awarding body). If you believe your qualification is equivalent to the one required, the onus is on you to provide the panel with details of modules studied etc. so that a well-informed decision can be made.
Post-Qualification Experience will be deemed to have commenced from the date on which applicants are admitted as fully qualified accountants to one of the professional bodies referred to at 1, having fully satisfied all the criteria of membership. You will be required to provide documentary evidence of your qualifications/professional membership at interview so please ensure you have these readily available. Should you currently not be in possession of your qualification certificates, we would advise that you make immediate arrangements to obtain these.
Management Experience includes being accountable for the output, targets and performance of a team.
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