Salary
Period of appointment
Job description
Come and join us and help protect Northern Ireland’s energy and water consumers and support Government in delivering a low carbon future. The Utility Regulator exists to protect today and tomorrow’s energy and water consumers.
The Utility Regulator is seeking to second or appoint a fixed term:
Finance Manager (12 months maternity cover)
Closing date: 2pm, Monday 13 March 2023.
We are currently undergoing a period of restructure and expansion and there has never been a better time to join us.
We are ambitious about the future of the organisation and we are looking for passionate people who can help us achieve our goals and energetically display our organisational values.
This recruitment is focused on appointment of a of Finance Manager who will be responsible for leading on all financial matters including budget setting and monitoring, financial compliance, planning and reporting, dealing with central government funding and reporting requirements, management of risk, procurement and organisational performance monitoring. The role involves active engagement with teams across the organisation and actively contributing to the delivery of Utility Regulator’s values, aims and objectives.
In return you will be joining an organisation that offers excellent benefits including a competitive salary and Northern Ireland Civil Service pension arrangements, within a welcoming, family-friendly and flexible working environment, which embraces the opportunities that remote working brings.
Salary: £57,306- £68,698 per annum
Pension: Northern Ireland Civil Service pension arrangements
Contract: Hybrid working arrangements (approx. two days in the office) 37 hours per week (alongside our flexi-time system). Part-time hours will also actively be considered.
Holidays: 25 days, plus 12 public and privilege days
Essential criteria:
- At least five years post qualification membership of one of the following bodies:
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
- One of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants (CAI, ICAEW, ICAS etc.)
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
- Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland.
OR equivalent international accountancy qualification.
- Demonstrable experience of personal responsibility for the preparation of at least three years’ annual financial accounts including a robust working knowledge of applying financial reporting standards, auditing standards and methodologies.
- Demonstrable experience of planning and managing and monitoring complex annual budgets (of at least £2.5m) for multiple activities taking account of budget constraints.
- Ability to positively demonstrate by examples, an understanding of and commitment to further workplace values that align to those of the Utility Regulator.
The interview process will take place either remotely or in person in our office in Belfast. Candidates will be informed of interview arrangements closer to the time.
Northern Ireland continues to have an under-representation of women across our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) industries.
The Utility Regulator is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident Employer. As people with a disability, people from ethnic minority communities and women are currently under represented in the Utility Regulator, we would particularly welcome applications from these groups.