Deputy Principal Accountant

Your new company Are you looking for flexible work? Does 1 day in the office and the rest from home be ideal for you? I am recruiting for a Deputy Principal Accountant on behalf of the Northern Ireland Civil Service for the Department for Communities, which offers the work/life balance everyone deserves and that hybrid/ flexibility needed. Your new role Ensure delivery of a programme of high-quality regulatory engagement and finance assessments which is joined-up, risk-based and focused on ensuring compliance with the standards. Ensure that corporate approaches to quality assurance and control are consistently applied and that all outputs meet agreed quality standards. Taking direction from the Head of Regulation and Inspection to ensure that workload is prioritised as required. Act as one of the operational interfaces between the Department for Communities (DfC) and RHAs, ensuring that key regulatory and inspection issues reach a positive conclusion. Support the Head of Branch with the management of complex regulatory cases in conjunction with other inspection/regulation staff and developing appropriate regulatory responses. Ensure RHAs in Northern Ireland meet the requirements of the Regulatory Framework and develop appropriate regulatory/legislative responses to underperformance which includes the full range of voluntary and intervention powers. Develop and maintain constructive working relationships with RHAs offering support and working collaboratively. Lead liaison with related stakeholders in the social housing sector in Northern Ireland; including tenant representative organisations and lenders, toprofessionally represent the Housing Regulation Branch and the Department to the social housing sector and its key partners. Respond to requests for Ministerial Briefing, FOI, Assembly Questions, Oral Questions etc. To co-ordinate and deliver the operational contributions to thematic reviews undertaken by the Housing Regulation and Inspection Team together with input into wider policy, legislation and strategy work. To be a moderator for all high-level team decisions; including shaping appropriate regulatory/legislative responses which includes the full range of voluntary and intervention powers. Line Manager duties and other duties commensurate with competencies relating to this grade. What you'll need to succeed Active, paying member of an accredited accountancy body (ACA/ACCA/CIMA etc.) or to be of an equivalent qualification standard. What you'll get in return £26 p/h £43,584 annually, 37-hour working week, 37 days annual leave, 1 day in the office and flexible working options. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays

Location: Antrim, GB

Posted Date: 6/15/2025