Accountant

A well-established organisation in the Education and Training sector are looking for an Accountant to join them in Derby for a full-time, 12-month fixed term contract.

Responsibilities of your new role

As the new Accountant you will assist the Business Partnering team in providing high-level professional, financial and business information, direction and advice to drive continuous improvement in financial performance. Your core duties in this Accounting role will include:

• Establishing and maintaining a business ethos within the Department, challenging and negotiating with relevant budget managers to ensure delivery of a budget submission in line with affordability and a forecast submission in line with budget;
• Taking a proactive role in the identification of financial & business risks and in the identification and recommendation of options to mitigate any adverse effects of income shortfalls or cost overruns;
• Preparing reports on financial and business performance, detailing key results, analysis and explanations of major variances; and
• Extrapolating the impact of underlying drivers and advise on future actions to ensure budget achievement.

Candidate requirements

The successful Accountant will demonstrate:

• A recognised CCAB accounting qualification;
• Significant experience in a financial environment across a breadth of financial disciplines;
• Experience in the preparation of financial plans and management accounts, together with the provision of financial and business advice to management;
• A good understanding of specialist financial techniques, including project investment appraisal, costing and risk analysis;
• A good understanding of the key financial and business processes in an organisation;
• In depth experience of working with financial and business systems; and
• Proven experience of delivering high quality outputs to tight deadlines

Salary and benefits

Your hard work and Accounting expertise will be rewarded with £140 - £150 per day plus free onsite parking.

Apply now

If you are interested in this temporary position and feel your experience matches the criteria provided, we want to hear from you. Interviews for this Accountant role in Derby will be taking place in early February – apply now to avoid missing out.