Finance Officer, Ballycastle

Do you enjoy turning financial data into meaningful insight and helping organisations make informed, sustainable decisions? This opportunity offers the chance to play a key role in financial planning, reporting, and stakeholder support, contributing to effective resource management, funding stability, and long-term organisational success. The Role: Financial Management: Maintain accurate financial records, oversee month-end processes, and ensure compliance with internal controls and financial procedures. Reporting: Prepare monthly management accounts, financial forecasts, and detailed analysis to support senior leadership decision-making. Grants&Fund Management: Track funding allocations, produce reports for funders, and assist with grant applications and audit requirements. Budgeting: Support the annual budgeting process and provide financial guidance to managers across departments. Payroll: Administer payroll processes, statutory submissions, and maintain accurate employee salary and leave records. Audit&Compliance: Assist with internal and external audits, maintain asset registers, and ensure all financial documentation is audit compliant. Leadership&Support: Provide support to the Head of Finance when required, assist junior team members, and respond to finance-related queries and ad hoc duties. The Person The successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills and experience: Essential: Qualified AAT, IATI, or part-qualified ACCA, CIMA, or ACA with experience in a similar finance role, alternatively substantial experience within a comparable financial environment. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a logical and methodical approach to financial tasks. Proven experience processing payroll, including HMRC and pension submissions. Ability to effectively manage competing weekly and monthly deadlines while delivering accurate work to schedule. Desirable: Experience working within organisations with multiple funding streams. Previous experience within the charity or non-profit sector. What's in it for you? Annual salary of£33,403 Generous annual leave entitlement of 35 days Hybrid and flexible working options Opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience within a meaningful, mission-driven organisation making a positive impact in the non-profit sector. To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity pleasesend an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Meghan Hamilton, Senior Recruitment Consultant on or on email at m.hami. MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you havea disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request. Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current jobs Skills: Finance Officer IATI Accounts Technician AAT Finance Assistant Part time Assistant AccountantTPBN1_NI