At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose to improve people’s lives.
About the Role
We are looking to permanently recruit an ambitious, enthusiastic, and reliable Accountant to provide financial support to a variety of Council services.
This will be a development role that will combine on-the-job learning with professional studies.
The primary purpose of the post is to make an effective contribution to the Finance Service by providing financial and management accounting support and advice to Council Services. This will include a strong focus on budget planning, monitoring, forecasting and feeding into the production of the Council’s Statement of Accounts.
About You
You will be a ‘people person’, a strong communicator who can easily build effective working relationships with Budget Managers and Heads of Service across the organisation. The ability to explain financial information to non-finance colleagues will be important, whilst you will also be analytical in nature. Consequently, you will enable Budget Managers to analyse their spending trends and support them to deliver the best possible service whilst working within their allocated budget.
The grading of this role will reflect the candidate’s experience, skills, knowledge, and most importantly qualification status. The expectation is that the candidate will commence or currently be studying for a professional accountancy qualification, which would be supported by the organisation.
You will have fundamental Excel skills and be comfortable working with numbers. You will also have strong communication skills and enjoy working in a team but will also be comfortable working on your own to meet deadlines.
If you are interested in this post and require more details or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Anna Ryall, Group Accountant, on Anna_Ryall@BATHNES.GOV.UK or call 01225395614.
Interview date: 07/05/2025
About Bath & North East Somerset Council.
Working at Bath & North East Somerset provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.
Why Bath & North East Somerset Council?
We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
Please note that this role is subject to a Basic DBS Check.
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