Project Accountant

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South 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 role

As 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 control.You 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 information
Monitoring income and expenditure and reporting on variances
Supporting statutory accounts and audit requirements
Developing budgets, forecasts, and business cases
Maintaining strong financial controls and compliance with accounting standards
Managing relationships with internal/external stakeholders and auditors
Providing leadership and line management to finance staffWhat you'll need to succeedT

o 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 experience
Have recent experience in project or management accounting, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting
Demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills and ability to influence at senior levels
Possess excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills
Have advanced IT skills, particularly in Excel and financial systems
Ideally have experience working within the Health and Social Care (HSC) environment
What you'll get in return

Competitive salary of £47,810 - £54,710
Full-time opportunity (37.5 hours per week)
Opportunity to work on a high-profile, strategic programme
Exposure to senior stakeholders and leadership within the public sector
Strong focus on professional development and continuous improvement
Comprehensive public sector benefits and pension schemeWhat you need to do now
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