Senior Accountant - Local government
- Recruiter
- Hays Accountancy and Finance
- Location
- Homeworking
- Salary
- £40000.00 - £45000.00 per annum + and great benefits/remote/ working
- Posted
- 11 Aug 2022
- Closes
- 08 Sep 2022
- Ref
- 4265769
- Contact
- Lucy West
- Job Title
- Accountant
- Category
- Public Sector
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Local Government accountant - £40,000 - £45,000. Hybrid/remote working. Qualified Accountant
Your new company
This Local Authority in Essex has a great newly created role for a Qualified Accountant to join them as a Senior Accountant.
Your new role
Reporting to the Assistant Director of Finance, you will manage a small team of professionals to deliver a high quality service to the organisation. You will be supporting the Assistant Director of Finance in the annual financial cycle, including annual budget and Medium Term Financial Strategy preparation, budget monitoring and the Statement of Accounts production. As well as supporting the delivery of the financial and corporate accounting functions of the Financial Services Team. You will also be the lead financial support for the exciting Capital Programme and Housing Revenue Accounts.
What you'll need to succeed
Ideally you will be a fully qualified accountant, with experience in working in or with Local Authorities. However the client will consider candidates who are completing their studies.
You will need knowledge of accounting standards and how to apply them, as well as an understanding of local government regulatory frameworks. You should also have sound working knowledge of capital and project accounting.
What you'll get in return
The client has a very flexible working policy, where you can be based in the office, hybrid or fully remote, with ad-hoc visits to the office (a few times per year) This will be agreed dependent on your experience, and skill set.
A competitive salary of £40,000 - £45,000 will be offered as well as the usual local authority benefits of great holidays and pension contribution.
What you need to do now
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