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 (phone number removed) between 9am to 5pm (Mon to Fri)