Assistant Accountant,

Your new company
Hays are delighted to be working with this strategic business partner in the recruitment of a talented Assistant Accountant to take on a dynamic management accounting role for a leading global business.

Your new role
You will support the provision of a consolidated view of financial business performance and planning to business partnering teams across the Group.
This role will prepare and deliver financial planning and analysis to business areas enabling effective business decision making. This role will also be expected to contribute to aspects of the budgeting and forecasting cycle.

This role is a dynamic and varied role, offering unrivalled exposure to a highly commercial accounting function here in Belfast.
It is ideal for someone keen to develop broad management accounting skills and build on their business partnering and analytical skill set early in their career.

What you'll need to succeed

• A self-starter who is motivated to work under own initiative when required demonstrating initiative and sound judgement
• Analytical/variance analysis skills, proven ability to review and analyse financial data and explain results. Providing analysis to support decision making
• Accounting knowledge - Part qualified or qualified accountant (or part/fully qualified by strong relevant experience)
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel (v-lookups, sum-ifs, pivot tables etc.)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate with both finance and non-finance professionals
• Experience of finance ERP systems (Oracle preferred but not essential)
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and to be able to prioritise to meet those deadlines
• Ability to manage Stakeholders effectively

Desirable skills / capabilities

• Experience of planning, budgeting and forecasting and producing management information for decision making.

• Experience working with and partnering with stakeholders in a large organisation
• Ability to multitask; coordinating the delivery of multiple priorities in parallel across disparate teams and locations

What you'll get in return
You will join a forward thinking, new era employer, who offers highly competitive salaries, benefits and a flexible working style that allows you to balance your time between home & the office to benefit from a great team culture within the office and balance your work life commitments.
Study support is available and personal development is actively encouraged, allowing the team to continually develop their experience and career.

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 on your career.