Accounting Technician

Accounting Technician – Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service – Lisburn

About the role:

• £19.72 per hour
• Lisburn
• 36.25 hours a week
• Temporary, up to 3 months pending permanent recruitment
• Please note closing date for this vacancy is Friday 23rd October 2026 at 10 am – however you can register your interest for other upcoming vacancies by applying today.

What you’ll be doing in this role

• Initially this role will provide support in the implementation of a new finance system across NIFRS in particular provide technical assistance in the reconciliation and transfer of fixed assets to the new accounting module.
• The role will also require monthly/quarterly reconciliation of fixed assets between General Ledger and the Fixed Asset Register, including the matching of payments and liaison with relevant stakeholders for outstanding documentation.
• The ideal candidate will have previous fixed asset / capital accounting experience and be able to work unsupervised.
• To assist as required in the preparation of internal reports and year-end statutory accounts to ensure compliance with legislation, financial instructions, and scheme of delegation, policies, procedures and best practice.
• To assist with month-end and year-end accounts procedures to support the preparation of the financial accounts and other statutory returns.
• To assist with the preparation of financial returns to the Department of Health for example AME Forecasts and Financial Monitoring Return.
• To provide ad-hoc financial management information as required including; extraction and calculation of figures and the creation of documents using software packages such as MS Excel or Access, etc.
• To assist with non-current asset reconciliations, including matching of payments and liaising with relevant stakeholders for outstanding documentation.

What you’ll need for this role:

• Candidates must be a fully qualified accountant with full membership of the relevant body.
• Possess a minimum of, 5 GCSEs (or equivalent*) at Grades A*- C / 9 4, to include English Language and Mathematics.
• Have a minimum of two years experience** working in a Finance environment in a large organisation***, to include:
• Preparing journals and completing month-end/ year-end reconciliations.
• Working with a computerised accounts package
• Using advanced excel skills to capture and analyse data for information and reporting purposes.
• Ability to deliver high-quality work with excellent attention to detail;
• Ability to work individually or as a team member;
• Effective communication and the ability to provide timely and accurate information;
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Competence in the use of: MS Office applications, especially Excel; andUsing accounting software systems, incl. fixed asset software.

If this sounds like the next step in your career, wed love to hear from you! Even if you dont meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply we may have other suitable roles for you. Apply online, email or call Aileen on to find out more.

Riada Resourcing is an equal opportunities employer.

Skills:Accounting

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