Job title: Housing, Leisure and Community Support Services Accountant - Financial
Hours per week: 36
Specific duties and responsibilities
Budgetary
Overseeing the budget performance, preparation of the final accounts, and financial advice to the Housing, Leisure and Community Support Services teams.
To support the development of the Council’s rolling medium term financial strategy as the Council’s financial advisor to those services within the postholder’s responsibilities.
To represent the Head of Finance at meetings of Committees and Groups as required.
To prepare revenue estimates for those services within the postholder’s responsibilities in accordance with approved timescales.
To be responsible for the preparation of the Final Accounts for those services within the postholder’s responsibilities.
To prepare monthly revenue budget monitoring reports for budget managers within the postholder’s areas of responsibility in accordance with approved timescales.
To prepare monthly and quarterly revenue and capital monitoring reports for inclusion within the Corporate Monitoring arrangements for presentation to the relevant Committee or Group.
To prepare government and other statistical returns in relation to the revenue activities of those services within the postholder’s responsibilities.
To provide financial background, analysis and advice Review Programmes for those services within the postholders’ area of responsibility.
To advise on claims for external funding, to consult with the relevant Heads of Service, to ensure that expenditure incurred is appropriate and that the correct funding is claimed and applied, and that any independent auditing conditions are met.
To maintain, update and control the cost coding structure relating to services within the postholder’s areas of responsibility.
To advise the Chief Accountant, Head of Finance and Senior Managers of the implications of new legislation and Codes of Practice concerning services within the postholder’s area of responsibility.
To monitor and report on the delivery of approved administrative and efficiency savings within the postholder’s areas of responsibility.
To prepare and advise on reports to Committees and other groups concerning financial aspects of those services within the postholder’s area of responsibility.
To undertake authorisation of weekly payment runs, monthly payroll runs, daily submission signing of BACS files and authorisation of ad hoc payments via the online banking system as required.
To demonstrate commitment to corporate working by participating in corporate improvement projects.
To manage, guide and encourage staff under the postholder’s remit.
To show ongoing commitment to personal professional development.
Except in exceptional services, to be approved by the Head of Finance the postholder will not be able to take annual leave or flexitime during the period of closing the Council’s accounts. Any time accrued over and above the normal working requirements can be taken as TOIL over the remainder of the year