AMS PSR

On behalf of EANI, we are looking for a Financial Analyst (Inside IR35/PAYE) for a 3 months contract based Hybrid - 1 day attendance in Belfast office.

EA was established on 1 April 2015 under the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014. EA is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department of Education (DE) and the Department for the Economy (DfE), responsible for ensuring that efficient and effective primary and secondary education and educational services are available to meet the needs of children and young people, and for ensuring the provision of efficient and effective youth services.

As a Financial Analyst, your main responsibilities will be:

• Forecast the budget requirements for current and future years for Business Areas within the Organisation.
• Monitor spend against forecast and provide variance analysis and analytical reviews.
• Preparation and profiling of salary and expenditure forecasts.
• Provision of financial advice, guidance and support to business areas.
• Assist in the development and implementation of financial policies, procedures and controls.
• Preparation of monthly financial position report, analysis of general ledger, completion of journals, accruals and prepayments.

Essential:

• Fully qualified Accountant with 2 years post qualification experience
• Strong analytical skills
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially excel

Desirable:

• Financial experience in financial planning/budgeting and management accounting and cost analysis
• Public sector finance experience

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

DE&I Commitment 

EANI guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".