Job Description

What's involved with this role:
To work with service managers to prepare, analyse and monitor budgets. To analyse and present financial information to assist decision-making, and for the purposes of financial accounting, grant claims, government returns, recharges and pricing. Main duties and responsibilities:

• To maintain an awareness of budgeting techniques and accounting principles and best practice, and apply this knowledge to budget preparation, monitoring and financial analysis work.
• To work with service managers to prepare accurate, robust and prudent budgets for income and expenditure in accordance with corporate guidance and in line with the council’s budget timetable.
• To work with service managers to advise and assist them in monitoring their budgets and presenting monitoring reports.
• To ensure that budgeting and monitoring reports reflect an accurate and prudent financial position for the services concerned, taking into account all of the relevant cost and income drivers, and associated risks.
• To analyse and present financial information to agreed standards and timescales
• To make amendments to budgets and accounts within financial systems to reflect adjustments requested and appropriately approved.
• To undertake such other duties of a comparable nature elsewhere in the organisation as may be required to facilitate management development and service flexibility.
• Any other duties as requested by the Budget Manager.

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Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.

“Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:

• Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.
• Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
• Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
• AAT qualified or part 1 of a professional accountancy qualification, or educated to degree level in a relevant subject
• Must have local authority experience
• Experience of budgeting and / or monitoring and / or financial analysis work
• Knowledge of accounting principles
• Some understanding of budgeting and financial management for a large multi-functional organisation
• Good communication skills, both orally and in writing
• Must have experience in Excel - including pivot tables, V lookups etc
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages

Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:

• Any local authority/public sector experience
• Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this. • Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice. • AAT qualified or part 1 of a professional accountancy qualification, or educated to degree level in a relevant subject • Must have local authority experience • Experience of budgeting and / or monitoring and / or financial analysis work • Knowledge of accounting principles • Some understanding of budgeting and financial management for a large multi-functional organisation • Good communication skills, both orally and in writing • Must have experience in Excel - including pivot tables, V lookups etc • Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages