Survitec Group Limited Hiring for Higher Level Apprenticeship – Finance Job at Belfast, Northern Ireland Full Time

Vacancy Title: Higher Level Apprenticeship/Assistant Accountant

Vacancy Location: Dunmurry, Belfast

Engagement Type: Permanent, Full Time

Your Company

Survitec are the world’s largest survival technology provider. For over 166 years, we have been protecting lives in the air, on land and at sea, through the design, manufacture, and servicing of Survival Technology.

Today, we are a global community of 3,000 professionals with presence in 96 countries partnering with our customers to provide innovative solutions that reduce risk and help keep you safe.

That’s why the world’s leading maritime, defence & government, energy and aerospace organisations trust us when it matters most and why we have been awarded the Silver Award by the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme

Your New Role

Have you recently completed your A Levels or Equivalent and have a keen interest in Finance? Do you want to kick start your Finance career within the world’s largest survival technology provider?

Are you a Team Player who is personable and wanting to work towards gaining quality training and a recognised higher qualification while in paid employment? Survitec has the perfect role for you!

Our Finance Shared Service Centre have an exciting opportunity to bring on board a Finance Higher Level Apprentice/ Assistant Accountant on a full time, permanent basis at our Dunmurry, Belfast Site!

This role carries out varied accounting tasks and assignments including compilation, consolidation and analysis of financial data and completes rotations, under varying levels of supervision. It is focused on developing the skills and capabilities needed to take on an Accountant role within Survitec.

What You Can Expect from the Role

Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Carries out a range of accounting activities under the guidance of more senior colleagues to support the compilation, consolidation, and analysis of financial data

• Tracks progress against budgets within established finance systems and reports variances as appropriate, ensuring compliance with local market financial laws, requirements, and regulations

• Implements aspects of the global Survitec control framework, developing and maintaining financial controls

• Collates and analyses data using standard accounting methodologies, systems, tools, and formats to deliver high quality monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting to the business, under varying degrees of supervision

• Produces key financial data and documents including aspects of Survitec statutory accounts; monthly reporting, budgeting, and reforecast processes; monthly management accounts pack (including commentary and analysis for key business stakeholders); and monthly balance sheet production, reconciliation, and validation

• Participates in the monthly accounting cycle, including assisting with the organisation and co-ordination of the month end process and associated Board reports

• Carries out checks to ensure the business meets all its statutory and compliance obligations, including statutory accounting and tax issues, providing assurance to Survitec business and Finance management that the accounting records of the local entities are accurate

• Helps others get the most out of data management systems by providing support and advice

• Gathers and summarises data for non-standard analyses and reports, improvement projects and programmes, under varying levels of support

• Receives and manages accounting queries from internal or external customers or suppliers by providing information on complex processes and the related policies, referring to others where necessary for interpretation of policy

You will have the opportunity to develop in your role and feel proud of the work you do. Working at Survitec is fast paced, challenging and incredibly rewarding. This is not just another job; this is your career.

The Experience, Qualifications and Skills You Will Have

Essential Criteria:

• Educated to High school level with 2 A levels, or vocational equivalent

Desirable Criteria:

• 1 year of workplace experience, full or part time would be advantageous

How to Apply

Please click Apply Now above

If you would like more information regarding this role before applying, please feel free to reach out to us via Linked In or via [email protected].

The safety of our colleagues and candidates is our top priority so for now, all interviews will be taking place via video call with our hiring managers.

Survitec is an equal opportunities employer. Our diverse global workforce protects lives, every single day. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive culture where our people feel valued appreciated, ad free to be who they are at work. Because, to provide service and excellence to our customers we must mirror their diversity. But more importantly because it is the right thing to do.