South Gloucestershire– Accountant
Location - BS375AF
On going contract – 37 hours – £21.98ph
What you will be doing?
- Support the Finance Business Partners (Children's and Resource and Business Change) in the preparation of revenue and capital budgets and the preparation of budget monitoring information.
- Provide financial advice and support to budget holders, including, advice about capital and revenue resources to support the preparation of bids for funding from external bodies; and to other customers (councillors, departments, managers) within the company
- Lead on the production of statutory government returns relevant to the subject area being supported.
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations and legislation relating to specific service areas under your lead.
- Prepare and contribute towards formal reports to Cabinet and Committees and act as the principal point of contact for financial support, advice and guidance on the specific service area.
- Supervise, on a day-to-day basis, the work of Finance Officers and have an oversight of the work of the Finance Assistants
What we need from you
- It is essential that you hold a recognised CCAB qualification (preferably CIPFA) and have local authority experience
- We require you that have experience of undertaking analysis and appropriately communicating the results to a selected audience.
- You must be able to analyse complex data and provide solutions and recommendations to achieve appropriate outcomes and have the ability to communicate this effectively at all levels.
- It is essential that you hold knowledge of current local government finance system and forthcoming changes.
- To be successful in the role you will require excellent time management skills to prioritise and set appropriate deadlines.
- You must be able to supervise a small team to effectively deliver a quality and costs effective financial service and have the authority and credibility to build relationships and engage successfully with customers and teams.
- Ideally you would need Knowledge of Dynamics D365 & CIVICA Financials
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Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency.