Job Description

Job Title

Financial Projects Accountant

Department

Finance

Reports To

Financial Projects Manager

Location

Aghalee

Shift Pattern

Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Salary Range

Commensurate with experience

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Financial Projects Manager, and working alongside the Groups Financial Controllers, the role of the Financial Projects Accountant is to:

Manage the process improvement of the Financial Management System (FMS) Provide financial support to the business to aid delivery of other business-critical projects Support the finance and operations teams to develop and improve the financial reporting timelines; processes and reports; the financial and business control environment; the efficiency of the banking and Treasury function; operational reporting

This role will have responsibility for supporting and driving ongoing change to the financial and operational systems and processes to allow for better, and more timely, financial and operational business information.

Duties and Responsibilities

The primary duty and responsibility of this role is to offer support to the finance and operations functions, to support and deliver on business-critical projects that will enhance and support business growth, improve process efficiency, enhance the control environment, and deliver improved financial and operational information.

Act as the lead FMS support for the business. This will include: + FMS process improvement, implementation of a Purchase Order (PO)/Goods Received Not Invoiced (GRNI) process, and cost centre / departmental reporting.
+ Implement and manage a Fixed Asset Register (FAR) and group consolidation modules
+ Manage ongoing process improvement of AP automation software. This will include the introduction of AP PO matching and variance analysis
+ Support and drive ongoing improvements and efficiency in financial and business systems
Provide financial support to the business, to aid the delivery of other business-critical projects (e.g. planned business growth, ongoing ESG reporting and grant funding, etc) Support the finance and operations teams to develop and improve: + Financial reporting and timelines and processes
+ Supporting the development of relevant financial reports
+ The financial and business control environment
+ Efficiency of banking administration and Treasury function
+ Operational efficiency reporting
+ All other projects as required

Measurable Outputs

Management of FMS and additional modules/processes Delivery of process efficiencies from the FMS Working with other stakeholders to deliver critical business projects Development of business critical KPIs/dashboards Introduction of additional control processes, policies, procedures

Knowledge, skills and experience required

Essential:

Qualified CA, CIMA, ACCA Accountant with 5+ years experience in a similar role Systems implementation management experience, including system configuration, User Acceptance testing/training Purchase Order/GRNI processing and AP matching and workflow experience Experience of Fixed Asset Register system management Experience of implementing cost centre/departmental reporting Experience of group consolidations Project / Change management experience Experience of reviewing and enhancing the financial and business control environment Experience of working in a fast-paced multi-site, multi-currency, multi-company environment Experience in working with non-financial stakeholders (internal and external) Strong MS Office experience, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint Experience working in a large, complex organisation

Desirable:


Experience working in a transport/logistics organisation Standard costing and variance analysis experience Experience using SAGE Intacct Experience with external grant funding Experience of ESG financial reporting Experience of invoice financing Financial Due Diligence and acquisition experience

Why join Hannon Transport

Join a company focused on innovation, sustainability and seamless cross-border operations Be pivotal in driving the organisations continued growth strategy through technological innovation, operational efficiency and business control processing. A competitive salary and executive benefits are available for the right candidate



Note: This description is intended to be a guide of what duties are most likely to be but should not be taken as a definitive list. Hannon reserves the right to adapt duties as they deem necessary.