Job Description:
We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Gloucester to assist with the appointment of an Accountant, on a 6-month contract, highly likely to be extended at the client's discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: £20.48 - £25.85 per hour
Responsibilities:
1. Produce information reports and analyse complex data for customers so that customers receive accurate, up-to-date reports and data that fulfil statutory requirements.
2. Set targets, monitor performance, and review potential changes to systems to ensure services and/or projects are delivered successfully.
3. Work closely with suppliers and partners to negotiate and manage projects that meet business needs and service standards.
4. In consultation with customers, identify and provide training and information sessions to enhance understanding of the area of expertise.
5. Maintain high quality and consistent services to customers, ensuring that agreed standards are achieved across a wide range of services and that Service Level Agreements, if present, are adhered to. Ownership is taken for responding to and/or resolving queries, complaints, and requests from initial contact with the customer.
6. Review and resolve any issues relating to budgets, financial information, and resources for your area of specialism to ensure that agreed targets are met, reports are prepared and delivered, there is efficient use of Council resources, data is managed effectively, and corrective action is taken when necessary to maximize value for money.
Qualifications:
1. Recognised CCAB qualification (preferably CIPFA), or Association of Accounting Technician qualified, or equivalent relevant professional experience in local government, covering the key financial processes of financial planning, budget preparation, budget monitoring, and preparing final accounts.
Please note:
1. You should be available to work immediately or at short notice.
2. You should have the right to work in the U.K.
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and are an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated, all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer-term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. In case the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
Required Skills:
• Discretion
• Pay
• Financial Planning
• Ownership
• Government
• LTD
• Suppliers
• Accounting
• Preparation
• Planning
• Business
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