Deputy Chief Accountant – Enfield Permanent £53,800.00 – 68,300.00 per annum Full time This role, working alongside the existing Deputy Chief Accountant, is to deliver the organisation’s annual Statement of Accounts, ensure effective accounting controls and liaise with the Council’s external auditors. You will be expected to support the Chief Accountant in any aspect of corporate finance and provide resilience across the team, whilst specifically supporting and guiding in the areas of Technical Accounting, Fixed Assets and Taxation. The Deputy Chief Accountant will report to the Chief Accountant and will support on a range of areas within Corporate Accountancy team – Supporting on specific financial accounting areas such as Financial Statements, Fixed Assets, Balance Sheet Reconciliations & Monitoring, reviewing and challenging financial controls and associated processes, and providing financial guidance and support to services across the organisation. Liaising with council’s external auditors and maintaining the relationship between auditors and wider finance team. Taking ownership of specific finance processes to ensure all officers are appropriately trained able to carry out these processes in a consistent and efficient manner. Ensure that the areas of the Accounts for which the officer is responsible for is accounted for in line with Internal Financing Reporting Standards and CIPFA’s Code of Practice for Local Government Accounting. Pro-Actively seek opportunities to improve the financial support the service provides to the organisation. This role will offer an opportunity to gain valuable experience and a sound understanding of the organisation’s technical accounting processes and procedures, leading to effective financial controls and the production of the Statement of Accounts. This is an excellent role for an ambitious individual who likes challenges, is self-motivated and wants to use their financial skills to add value. To find out more information please contact Abbie at (url removed) Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency