Your new companySouth Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (Business Services Organisation - BSO) is a public sector organisation providing a range of business and support services to the Health and Social Care sector. The finance directorate plays a key role in ensuring strong financial governance, accountability, and strategic support to major programmes.Your new roleAs Project Accountant (Band 7), you will play a key role in supporting the financial management of the Equip Programme. You will lead on the preparation of detailed financial reports, forecasts, and analysis to support decision-making and ensure effective budgetary will work closely with senior stakeholders including the Programme Director, Project Managers, and Finance leadership, providing financial guidance and ensuring programme expenditure is accurately recorded and tightly controlled.Key duties include:Producing timely and accurate financial and management informationMonitoring income and expenditure and reporting on variancesSupporting statutory accounts and audit requirementsDeveloping budgets, forecasts, and business casesMaintaining strong financial controls and compliance with accounting standardsManaging relationships with internal/external stakeholders and auditorsProviding leadership and line management to finance staffWhat you'll need to succeedTo be successful in this role, you will:Be a fully qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent) with at least 2 years' post-qualification experienceHave recent experience in project or management accounting, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reportingDemonstrate strong stakeholder management skills and ability to influence at senior levelsPossess excellent communication, organisational and leadership skillsHave advanced IT skills, particularly in Excel and financial systemsIdeally have experience working within the Health and Social Care (HSC) environmentWhat you'll get in returnCompetitive salary of £47,810 - £54,710Full-time opportunity (37.5 hours per week)Opportunity to work on a high-profile, strategic programmeExposure to senior stakeholders and leadership within the public sectorStrong focus on professional development and continuous improvementComprehensive public sector benefits and pension schemeWhat you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be Skills:ACCA CIMA CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT TEMP JOB ACCOUNTANT PUBLIC SECTORBenefits:Work From Home 26.45-34.38WHJS1_NI