We are pleased to be working with this established public-sector organisation in their search for a Finance Assistant. This role supports grant funding by processing applications, verifying spend, monitoring projects, maintaining records, and ensuring compliance. The role: Application Processing: Assess funding applications for eligibility and issue relevant correspondence (e.g. offers, rejections). Project Monitoring: Track funded projects against targets, conduct verification visits, and ensure grant conditions are met. Financial Checks: Vouch and process grant expenditure and invoices in line with procedures and funder requirements. Claim Support: Provide guidance to applicants, ensure timely and accurate claim submissions, and maintain communication. Record Management: Maintain accurate data on grant systems and ensure compliance with audit and monitoring requirements. Governance: Ensure transparency, manage confidentiality/conflict of interest forms, and retain records for audit. General Duties: Support flexible service delivery, attend meetings, and uphold policies and reputation. The Person As the successful candidate you will have the following background and experience: Essential: Experience in financial and administrative duties. Experience of using a range of IT packages which will enable the postholder to fulfill the requirements of the post including word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software and databases; Experience processing invoices. What's in it for you?: An annual salary £26-27k Excellent annual leave allowance Hybrid working The opportunity to gain experience working in a role at the forefront of public sector To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Meghan Hamilton, Senior Recruitment Consultant on or on email at m.hami. MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request. Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current jobs Skills: finance officer Finance assistant Claims Grants Finance Admin Public Sector Benefits: Work From Home hybrid working annual leave