Job Role: Support Accountant Location: Ballymena Pay rate: £23.60 per hour Hours: Mon- Fri, 9-5pm, 37.5 hours per week Duration: 8 months minimum with immediate start Blue Arrow are currently recruiting for a Support Accountant for our public sector client in Ballymena. Boasting Monday to Friday working hours this role is available for immediate start for a minimum of 8 months. Your role: The Support Accountant will assist the Head Accountant in promoting and sustaining financial viability. The post holder will assist the Head Accountant to identify and implement reform and modernisation proposals aimed at improving efficiency and effectiveness and providing opportunities to enhance/expand the range of services offered to customers and clients. The post holder will provide specialist advice to senior colleagues across the organisation. They will provide expert advice in relation to financial aspects of business cases and financial planning. The post holder will deputise for the Head Accountant as and when required. Your responsibilities: - Undertake the production and analysis of the financial aspects of business cases providing expert financial information and advice accordingly. - Represent the Finance directorate on capital development projects assisting with the financial planning through business cases using appropriate accounting techniques and in accordance with NIGEAE (N. Ireland Guide to Expenditure Appraisal and Evaluation). - Support local and regional groups and projects through providing financial analysis and financial performance information. - Provide support to the Head Accountant in ensuring that financial planning in the Trust is continuously developed, robust, timely and accurate. - Provide support to the Head Accountant in preparing Efficiency, Contingency and Recovery Plans when required, for Trust Board, HSCB and DoH approvals. - Carry out a supporting role in the benchmarking processes and exercises adopted by the department and the Trust. - Provide support to work and monitoring required by HSC commissioning bodies through financial analysis and financial performance information. - Provide financial support to the other Trust Directorates, services and in particular the Strategic Planning and Modernisation Department. - Provide support to the Head Accountant for cash releasing and non-cash releasing (productivity) efficiencies. - Represent the Finance directorate in SBA (service and budget agreement) and SLA (service level agreement) negotiations and reviews including evaluation of the financial implications and aspects. - Assist with the provision of expert analysis, interpretation and evaluation of financial and non-financial data. - Provide high quality advice and assist in the provision of training for managers in relation to the Trust's financial planning objectives. - Assist with special exercises, reviews, investigations and appraisals as required. - Liaise with directors, clinicians and professional managers in the discharge of duties and responsibilities. You will have: - Full membership of one of the five professional accounting institutes within the CCAB, or CIMA; AND - Minimum of 2 years relevant finance experience at supervisory level To apply for this great opportunity please submit your CV today! Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.