Staff Officer Accountant- Department For Communities, Housing Finance Branch Location:Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7EG Hourly Rate: £24.04-£25.01 per hour (£41,272 annually) Contract:Temporary (12 months+) which will open the doors to putting yourself forward for the permanent external competitions coming up in the NICS with the help of your line manager and team Hours: 37 per week | Monday-Friday| Flexible start and finish times Working Pattern:Hybrid - 2 days in office / 3 days from home Flexibility:Flexi-time available Your new company The role of the Housing Finance Business Partner is to provide advice and support for the financial oversight of the NIHE as part of DfC's sponsorship responsibilities. This includes, but is not limited to, commissioning and reviewing financial returns, analysing budgets and expenditure, reviewing NIHE papers and business cases, preparing monthly management reporting, and drafting responses for briefings and Assembly information requests. Your new role The key duties and responsibilities of this post include but are not restricted to the following: Provide in-year budget management and monitoring, including preparation of monthly reports for the HSG senior management team and input to the monthly Departmental Management Board Stewardship Report. Prepare the HSG (NIHE) monthly Outturn Forecast Outturn return and HSG (NIHE) Monitoring Round returns.* Engage and work alongside budgeting & accounts colleagues, NIHE finance, Central Budgeting, and other stakeholders to ensure value for money in the use of DfC resource and capital budgets. Business case review as part of the Five Case Model business case approach. Review and appraisal, the NIHE Budget Submission. Review and provide comments on information included by NIHE in board papers, monthly performance meeting papers etc. Review and appraisal of NIHE Pay Remits. Manage the NIHE monthly Cash Drawdown.* Review of NIHE consolatory payments, losses and write off cases. Assist with external and internal audit queries, Assembly Questions, NIHE Accountability updates. and Freedom of Information requests as required. Attending meetings and deputising as required. Other ad hoc finance returns and duties. This list is not exhaustive. What you'll need to succeed The candidate must be a professionally qualified accountant and have at least one year's experience gained in the last five years, in a finance related environment, in one or more areas detailed below: a. financial planning and budgeting; b. financial accounting/auditing; c. forensic accounting/insolvency-related work. d. management accounting and cost analysis, e. investment finance;f. treasury management; and/org. development/implementation of financial systems." What you'll get in return Flexible working (2 office days per week) 37 hours per week 37 days annual leave Contract roles which will open the doors to putting yourself forward for the external competitions coming up in the NICS with the help of your line manager and team. Getting your foot in the door to the NICS. Opportunity to support a high-impact public sector organisation A supportive team environment within Housing Finance Branch What you need to do now If 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 FINANCE BUSNESS PARTNER CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNMENT ROLES Benefits: Work From Home 24.04-25.01