The Utility Regulator is seeking to appoint a permanentFinance Officer Salary is from £33,179 to £36,326 per annum. Protecting Northern Irelands energy and water consumers, today and tomorrow is what we do. This is an exciting time to join us. We are expanding as an organisation to fully support Northern Ireland in meeting the challenges of climate change, the continued cost-of-living crisis and ensuring the continuity of energy and water supplies. Electricity, gas and water are essential services that support all homes and businesses in Northern Ireland. As an economic regulator, it is our role to enable, incentivise and hold energy and water companies to account for providing the very best levels of service and price for consumers, now and in the future. Finance Officer Working as a Finance Officer within the Utility Regulator, you will play a key part in providing operational support, including the processing of payment runs in accordance with the Utility Regulators policy and prompt payment compliance. You will also maintain the organisations contracts, business case and PPE database, and assist with procurement administration duties, sales invoicing and debt recovery, VAT and month-end accounts processes within the Finance Team. You will assist with budget monitoring and reporting processes, both internally and to meet Department of Finance (DoF) requirements. You will also have a role in the development, implementation and communication of finance policies and procedures. You will be required to review and implement finance related policies, acting on any instances of staff non-compliance. General information Northern Ireland continues to have an under-representation of women across STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) industries. We are proud to support women in STEM. We are an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer. As people with a disability and people from ethnic minority communities are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would welcome applications from these groups. We offer an attractive package including a competitive starting salary with stepped increases per annum, alongside a range of other benefits including hybrid working, NI Civil Service pension arrangements and 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days after two years) and an additional 12 public and privilege days. If you would like to find out more about this job, you can download the information pack on our website. To be redirected, please click APPLY. The closing date for applying is: 12.00pm, Friday 09 January 2026. Interviews and assessments are expected to take place late January 2026.