Job Description

• Provide guidance to Senior Responsible Officers and budget holders on the application and implementation of Financial Standing Orders, Financial Management arrangements, and effective financial controls.
• The key generic financial tasks of the post are (dependant on the service unit/service area):
• Contribute to the development of the Council's Medium Term Financial Plan and the preparation of associated plans leading to improved forward planning
• Budgeting (revenue and capital)
• Management Accounting
• Financial Accounting
• Statutory Accounts preparation
• Costing and financial appraisal for projects
• Treasury management
• Evaluate financial, time recording and other statistical information and calculate recharges of services in accordance with appropriate accounting principles. In addition, advise on pricing/trading account issues.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities