Financial Accountant

Role: Financial Accountant

Location: Hybrid Working - Home Counties

Duration: Three months minimum with likely extension

Money on offer: Day rate - £400-450 per day Umbrella PAYE DOE

Experienced Financial Accountant sought for a local government organisation based in the Home Counties, on an interim basis for a period of minimum three months to cover a permanent vacancy.

You will support the Head of Technical Accounting and wider technical accounting team. You will also ensure relevant transactions are posted unto the finance system and reconciliations completed.

The Financial Accountant will be responsible for:

• Provision of accounting and technical service for the Statement of Accounts this will include all revenue accounts, balance sheet and control accounts of the Council. This will require keeping up to date with any new legislation or changes in regulations required to produce an unqualified Statement of Accounts
• Prepare annual statement of accounts for council owned / part owned companies, including filing statements, VAT and tax returns, facilitating posting of transactions onto the ledger, preparing monitoring information and providing financial advice as required
• Monitor and control in-year reconciliations prepared by the reconciliation team
• Conduct balance sheet reviews to ensure balances are accurate and costs correctly coded
• To collate and post the rent journals monthly
• To collate and submit quarterly VAT returns and the annual partial exemption calculation
• Support the maintenance of the reporting hierarchies within the accounting system
• To provide financial analysis of suppliers and customers in relation to contracts / tenders and credit facilities.
• To compile and publish financial transparency data
• To co-ordinate maintenance of the council's monthly cashflow forecast and forecast interest and borrowing costs for quarterly monitoring reports.
• To provide daily treasury cover
• Responsible for completing statutory returns such as the Whole of Government Accounts and liaising with CLG and / or auditors where queries may arise.

The ideal candidate for the Financial Accountant role should have:

• An accountancy qualification from ICAEW, CIMA, ACCA, ICAS, CAI or CIPFA, PQ is desirable as a minimum
• Experience of preparing statutory accounts (closure of accounts), filing accounts, corporation tax computations, and VAT returns
• Hunger to learn and adapt to the technical accounts teams ways of working
• Experience within technical accounting and transactions
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to hit the ground running
• Ability to manage own workload, coping with changing priorities in a flexible and proactive way
• Ability to communicate complex financial issues effectively, orally and in writing
• Personal resilience
• Ability to work collaboratively and flexibly in a complex environment to deliver the team's functions.

If you would like to apply for this Financial Accountant role or would like to find out more, please apply online or contact Rebecca Dawson. Our client is looking for someone to start as soon as possible.

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