Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for., The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee's first FULL month's salary payment. Job purpose/about the role Responsible for provision of financial information, advice and customer service for a range of council services. This includes monitoring and forecasting of revenue and capital income and expenditure, supporting the development of budgets, drafting of Committee and corporate reports, interpretation of financial information, generation of best value options and solutions, review of business cases and financial modelling, and preparation of statutory returns and reports. To support with the development of allocated financial controls, processes and systems in the Finance team. To liaise with budget holders and project managers across the council to enable them to successfully manage their business and strengthen financial management underpinned by excellent financial controls. To support in the leadership of the wider team. Within the scope of the Accountant role, the post holder is responsible for ensuring that within defined areas of work that:
* Best use is made of technology to improve service quality, standardise processes, improve controls and improve overall efficiency.
* Procedures are documented and kept up to date
* Service Level Agreement standards are achieved and reported
* Staff are trained and developed to perform their roles to high standards, in order to support the needs of the Council and to provide a high quality pool of talent to develop the service.
The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:
* Accountant membership of a CCAB recognised professional body eg CIPFA, ACCA, CIMA, ICAS
Demonstrable accounting experience including having responsibility for financial planning and monitoring, statutory returns and accounts closure processes and providing financial advice to senior managers.
* Experience of working in a business administration/financial role.
* Proven experience of problem solving.
* Proven experience of assessing service requirements and providing pro- active solutions.
* Proven experience of prioritisation, working to deadlines and planning of workloads.
* Proven communication skills, written and oral.
* Sound knowledge of operation of computerised business/IT systems and Microsoft products.
* Proven organisational/administrative skills.
* Ability to manage change.
* Ability to work on own initiative, Disability Confident
About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.