Aatom Recruitment is looking for OR(phone number removed) - Senior Management Accountant on behalf of a Local Authority.
Job Title: OR(phone number removed) - Senior Management Accountant
Contract Duration: 3 Months initially with a possibility of extension
Hours Per Week: 37
Work Pattern: Predominantly remote. A max in the office of once per week, possibly less than that.
Service Purpose
* Manage and control the financial liaison between service budget holders and the finance service.
* Ensuring finance oversight and scrutiny to improvement programmes, supporting review of processes with the directorate.
* Support and lead the development and implementation of the relevant Council’s policies and strategies including the Medium Term Financial Plan.
* To deliver effective and efficient services offering value for money, contributing to meeting the Council’s ongoing financial challenges.
* Enable sound financial governance by providing effective and timely budget monitoring information to service directors and the Chief Finance Officer.
* Interpretation of legislation and appropriate financial guidance and policies.
Purpose of the role
* Support the delivery of a comprehensive suite of professional financial business partnering services including strategic financial advice, specialist, and technical financial support, supporting services with financial and resource management, grant & internal financial control management and support the compilation of Statutory Annual Accounts.
Main Accountabilities
* Support a range of stakeholders, including Management, to ensure strategic financial decision making, deputising where appropriate
* Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, understanding their business needs
* Support FBP on financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, year-end closedown & and statutory returns
* Promoting strong financial governance and sharing best practice & support on legislative and guidance changes.
* To deliver timely, insightful and accurate reporting to management
* To identify, develop and support opportunities and initiatives to transform the delivery of services across the Council, promoting continuous improvemen.
Qualifications
* Degree-level, equivalent relevant professional qualifications or expertise
* Qualified or actively working towards Professional accounting qualifications, CIPFA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
Knowledge
* Experience of successfully resolving complex issues that require an element of judgement
* Experience of identifying, developing and delivering opportunities for improving the service
* Support and challenge the service to deliver service improvement & decision making
* Proven experience of supporting projects to successful outcomes
* Experience of championing own ideas and obtaining commitment to allow them to be delivered
* Experience of supporting the development and delivery of policies and strategies
* Public sector finance experience
* Experience of working in a matrix management environment, where cross-team and cross-organisation working are essential
* Experience of administering processes to tight timescale and with high levels of accuracy