Our client is looking for an experienced Chief Accountant
This is a hybrid role and the postholder will be required to come to the office once per week plus attendance at evening meetings as required.
This is one of many opportunities we are currently recruiting for please visit our website colbernlimited co uk for more jobs.
Main purpose of the job:
•To manage the production of the Council’s Single entity and Group accounts.
•To be the primary expert on financial accounting regulations and be the primary advisor on this subject matter to the Council’ s statutory section 151 Officer.
•To hold the day-to-day responsibility for the Council’s system of financial controls, ensuring that all key reconciliations are produced monthly, quarterly or yearly depending on their importance and the regularity.
•To regularly liaise and manage relationships with the External Auditors at a senior level.
•To manage the end of year capital and asset accounting processes.
•To manage the financial accounting function and present to directors and councillors on the matter, where appropriate.
•To ensure that the team provide specialist financial accounting advice to budget holders and officers in other parts of Finance to support decision-making and financial modelling of major business cases.
•To manage the completion of VAT returns and corporate advice on VAT issues
•To have overarching responsibility for the Balance Sheet.
•To manage system improvements in the Council’s core financial systems and improve reporting capabilities, as the day-to-day system owner.
•CCAB qualification required.
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The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities. Colbern Limited along with our clients
are an equal opportunities employer