Site Accounant

Our client is looking for an accountant to come in to set up and progress an existing project in the finance department.

Client Details

Our client is a local government body who looks after a number of services around the county of Northamptonshire. They are currently undergoing a number of changes and are seeking support within their finance function.

Description

• Working collaboratively and flexibly with both finance team members and service colleagues

• Looking at the coordination and communication of the financial accounts and processes

• Assisting with the financial set up of a project including its systems, procedures and implementing robust monitoring arrangements

• Providing customer focused technical financial accounting advice to finance and service colleagues as required

• Assisting with the development of a suite of financial management reports for the Trust Board

• Contributing to the preparation of the statement of accounts and disclosure notes and related working papers

• Working with the business to develop commercial financial practices as well as having an understanding of the public sector context in which it operates

• Working with large data sets to support trend analysis and forecasting

• Ability to explain complex financial arrangements and transactions to non-financial managers and stakeholders

• Monitoring and reporting on the delivery of savings proposals and development of future savings proposals

Profile

The successful candidate will be :

- qualified (ideally)

- industry and commerce experience

- all round finance knowledge (tax, vat ...)

- business partnering skills

Job Offer

- competitive day rate (inside IR35)

- exposure to the wider business

- public sector experience