The role
requires you to manage a small team, including an assistant accountant and play a key role in supporting graduate trainees to develop their skills. Keeping up to date with changes in legislation relating to local government finance will be critical and you must be committed to process improvement and creating efficiency. You will be a key point of contact for internal and external auditors and HMRC.
Systems: Excel (required) and Oracle (desirable).
What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified accountant with a good understanding of closing accounts in the public sector, such as local government or the NHS. Alternatively, you may have worked in practice and have audited local authorities or be looking to move from the NAO. You will have excellent planning and organisational skills and be able to manage processes and people to deliver against objectives on a timely basis.
What you'll get in return
Flexible working options are available. Hybrid working.
The closing date will be 4th March but please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received. Please do not wait until the closing date to apply.
Benefits include;
1. competitive salary
2. the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
3. generous holiday entitlements starting from 26 days' holiday a year
4. a full range of family friendly policies, including generous maternity and paternity entitlements and childcare schemes
5. flexible working patterns, including hybrid working
6. training and development opportunities
7. good travel links in and out of Wembley and a range of cost saving travel schemes
8. access to My Brent Rewards, our dedicated website for staff with big brand discounts and local offers
9. work at the outstanding state-of-the-art Brent Civic Centre
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Company
At Hays we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.
From CFO to Newly Qualified, we work with talented finance professionals and match them with organisations where they can achieve a lasting impact.
So much more than specialist recruiters in accounting and finance, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. All our consultants have strong relationships across the industry and the support of our extensive global network. That’s why organisations of all types and sizes – from international blue chips to SMEs – trust us to find the people who can help transform their business.
So, whether you want something local or international, permanent, or interim, we have the breadth of coverage and the depth of understanding to help you find it.
We have specialist recruitment teams in the following areas:
10. Corporate Governance
11. Credit Control
12. Part-Qualified Accountant
13. Payroll
14. Public Practice Accounting
15. Public Services Accounting
16. Senior Finance – Qualified
17. Support, Ledgers & Bookkeeping
18. Tax & Treasury
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