Role Overview
A Local Government Authority is looking to bolster their finance team in preparation for year end. They want an accountant with strong technical skills, who can seamlessly fit into their finance team and assist them with getting the statement of accounts across the line.
Key Responsibilities:
- To provide expert Financial Accounting advice, interpretation and insight to the Head of Finance, S151 Officer, and Members
- Be the Lead Officer for the review, maintenance and monitoring of the financial accounting systems and processes, to ensure the accuracy and integrity of accounting transactions.
- To be responsible for planning and delivering the year end closedown of the accounts for both revenue and capital; and production of the final accounts of the Council within the statutory and professional framework and reporting to Audit Committee.
- To co-ordinate and complete Whole of Government Account returns and other statutory returns for both revenue and capital in accordance with (statutory) deadlines.
- Maintain the capital program – capital finance planning and monitoring; production of statutory returns; production of all capital notes to the accounts, complete valuation process and challenge valuers where necessary.
- Manage relationships with external auditors to ensure the Council’s financial statements are audited with an unqualified opinion in line with audit and statutory deadlines. Install continuous improvement to ensure audit evidence is provided promptly, accurately and complete to aid efficient audits within agreed cost.
Key Details:
Rate: Negotiable
Onsite: Fully Remote
contract: 6 months initial
Start date: January