£3085 - £3957 Per hour
Accountant
Full-time, Contract
Job Description
- Oversee annual budget cycle accurately and timely, across capital and revenue for supported division
- Manage and ensure fit-for-purpose team, supporting division and providing high quality financial advice
- Provide relevant financial information to Head/Director of Finance and senior management
- Quality assure key financial information leaving the team
- Provide customer-focused service and build strong relationships with division, authority and external stakeholders
- Apply relevant financial controls and checks, and demonstrate responsibilities of S151 Officer
- Work with senior managers to manage, manipulate and model service budgets for alternative operational strategies and service savings
- Provide financial support to major projects and change programmers
- Write finance comments in committee reports and prepare relevant reports
- Work towards continuous improvement of financial systems and processes
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Experience in customer-focused management accounting environment
- In-depth understanding of local government finance and working within a political environment
- Experience in managing staff and coordinating annual budget cycle within local government
- Strong communication skills, written and verbal, to convey complex financial information to non-financial staff at all levels
- CCAB qualified accountant with two years of experience or five years of accounting experience demonstrating management and supervision skills
- Experience in cross-organizational working and building positive relationships with diverse stakeholders
Reference no: 109759