Senior Management Accountant

Responsibilities:

* To contribute towards the financial planning function to deliver a comprehensive, high quality, cost effective and timely service.
* To review reports, policies, procedures and other proposals for financial issues and make amendments as required.
* To analyse and advise on proposals for spending, savings or other service and corporate initiatives.
* To have oversight of budget monitoring (capital and revenue) in service departments, including developing financial data analytics where appropriate and challenge where necessary.
* To support service managers in appropriately risk assessed spending and income areas to understand and address key financial management issues and cost drivers and budget management.
* To provide support to budget managers during budget preparation, monthly monitoring, year-end and closure of accounts
* To support senior managers in developing and implementing strategies to manage budget variances and achieve MT FS savings
* To complete or support as appropriate, the completion of relevant complex grant and statistical returns, including guidance on accounting and audit arrangements
* To contribute to the development of self-service by training and supporting service managers and developing self-service infrastructure.
* To participate in the development, review and dissemination of finance policies and procedures to the councils.
* To lead, manage and motivate staff through excellent communication, professional guidance, support and development in accordance with the policies and procedures.

Additional Level Two Criteria
* Contribute to the critical review of policy options and proposals to be considered during budget development and the MTFS cycle.
* Undertake complex budget modelling, sensitivity analysis and scenario testing as part of the development of the budget strategy, and other corporate and strategic initiatives.
* To work with Business Partners to produce robust financial and commercial analysis as required including for business cases
* To take a lead role in the preparation of complex tasks within the closedown programme requiring a high level of technical expertise.
* To take a lead role in the analysis and financial interpretation of appropriate Government announcements and determinations.

Essential:

Completion of government returns (RO, RA, QRU)

Excel skills - pivot tables, formulas, working with large volume data sets

Report Writing Analytical Review

Desirable:

Experience in a Strategic Finance, rather than management accountant

Experience in collection fund accounting

To be suitable for the role you need to Part Qualified or actively studying towards a CCAB professional qualification or equivalent. You will have extensive accounting and budgetary experience and a sound knowledge of statutory requirements and relevant codes of practice, preferably within local government.

If interested, please submit CV and call Varsha on between 9am to 5pm (Mon to Fri)