Management Accountant | 9668 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £50,166 to £54,277 per annum (Scale L) | County Hall, Norwich / Hybrid
We are looking for an experienced finance professional to take on a key leadership position within the Budgeting and Accounting Team at Norfolk County Council. The successful candidate will play an integral role in the delivery of a first-class budgeting and accounting service across the organisation.
Norfolk County Council is the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to Norfolk residents. We take a lead in critical policy areas, and we work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations, and other local authorities in order to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.
Our Budgeting and Accounting Team are a critical part of our organisation, providing support across the breadth of our services to ensure that we’re accountable as a council, and that taxpayers are receiving the best possible value for money. Working in a large and complex environment currently going through a significant period of transformational change, you’ll be part of a talented, proactive team that makes a real difference and is able to support the continual evolution and long-term objectives of the council.
The role will be to will lead the Education Funding Team comprising the Schools, SEND & Early Years Funding teams. These teams play a key role in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant allocation of funding that supports schools, children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and children accessing Early Years provision. The role ensures local funding arrangements meet statutory requirements, support positive educational outcomes, and maintain financial integrity across the local authority’s dedicated schools grant (DSG) and associated budgets.
The core focus of the role is to work closely with our services to support day to day budgeting and accounting requirements, as well as working on a range of transformational change projects. You’ll be leading a team of fourteen staff, providing support, guidance, and advice to ensure the team achieve objectives, and acting as a subject matter expert for complex issues. As a local authority, we are accountable to our taxpayers and it’s critical that we are able to maintain a high standard of professional accounting, and that our finances and budgets are transparent and accurate. While you could be working closely with any of our services, this role is currently aligned to Children’s Services, supporting the department to achieve their long-term vision.
To be considered for the role you’ll need a proven background working as an Accountant or similar, ideally as part of the finance team of a large and/or complex organisation. You’ll be a qualified Accountant to CCAB level, with post qualification experience working in a financial environment with senior finance managers. You’ll be comfortable working closely with Finance Business Partners as well as senior level stakeholders, and you’ll have the ability to influence the service at a strategic and an operational level. Experience managing a team would be beneficial, but more importantly we’re looking for someone with a positive and proactive approach, who is able to demonstrate sound financial judgement and build effective working relationships at all levels.
The Council puts work life balance at the forefront, and we offer flexible, smarter working arrangements, all underpinned by leading edge technology. We’re open to people working from home for the bulk of the time. If you would like to discuss this role in more detail, please contact Roger Taylor (Senior Accountant) –
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Relocation expenses (where applicable)
An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.
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Redeployment closing date: 9 February 2026 23:59
All other applicants closing date: 16 February 2026 23:59