£30 - £31 Per hour
Accountant
Full-time, Contract
Job Description
- Oversees production of the three main pillars of the annual budget cycle (budget setting, budget monitoring and accounts closing) accurately, to timetable and with clear audit trails of workings, across capital and revenue for division being supported
- Manages Service Accountant and Accountancy Assistant posts supporting same division and ensures team is fit for purpose
- Support Head of Finance, Director of Finance and senior management in provision of relevant financial information
- Ensures the team provides high quality and informed financial advice at all levels of operational decision making, with budget holders being challenged on decisions where necessary
- Quality assures key financial information that leaves the team, including budget setting, monitoring and closing documents, Freedom of Information requests, statistical returns and all other relevant items.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Experience of working in a customer focused management accounting environment
- An in-depth understanding of local government finance and working within a political environment
- Experience of managing staff (including appraisals, performance management) and awareness of associated processes and procedures
- Experience of coordinating and managing the annual budget cycle within local government
- Experience of working with senior management and stakeholders including members
- Strong communication skills including written and the ability to convey complex financial information to non-financial staff at all levels.
- Two years experience as a CCAB qualified accountant or five year’s accounting experience demonstrating management and supervision
Reference no: 108554