Your newpany
The East Midlandsbined County Authority (EMCCA) is the strategic regional authority for Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Nottingham.
Your new role
We are delighted to be partnering exclusively with the East Midlandsbined County Authority (EMCCA) to recruit a highly skilled Corporate Accountant—a pivotal role at the heart of a growing and ambitious organisation shaping the future of the region.
This is a rare opportunity to own, influence and elevate the Authority’s entire technical accounting and statutory reporting function. If you thrive as the go‑to technical expert, bring excellence to year‑end processes, and enjoy working with senior leaders to build robust financialernance, this is a role where your impact will be truly visible.
As EMCCA’s technical accounting lead, you will take full ownership of the annual Statement of Accounts, ensuring accuracy, audit‑readiness andpliance with the CIPFA Code of Practice. You’ll lead the external audit relationship end‑to‑end, drive organisation‑wide improvements to year‑end processes, and shape the Authority’s accounting policies andernance framework.
This is a key professional role with genuine breadth—covering statutory reporting, audit, WGA, fixed assets, VAT, and continuous improvement. You’ll be joining a collaborative, forward-thinking finance team at a formative moment, helping build strong foundations for EMCCA’s long‑term success.
As Corporate Accountant, you will:
1. Lead the full production of EMCCA’s Statement of Accounts, designing the closedown timetable and ensuring full CIPFA Codepliance.
2. Prepare and review high‑quality working papers and evidence, ensuring audit readiness.
3. Coordinate and manage the external audit, agreeing the audit plan, overseeing evidence requests, and resolvingplex technical queries.
4. Strengthen financialernance by developing technical accounting policies, year‑end procedures and internal control frameworks.
5. Provide expert advice on capital, reserves, provisions, accruals, and non‑routine orplex transactions.
6. Produce and submit statutory returns including Whole ofernment Accounts (WGA).
7. Drive process improvements through automation, efficiency and enhanced quality.
8. Lead fixed asset accounting, ensuring a robust asset register, accurate capital accounting, and timely depreciation.
9. Oversee VATpliance, returns and advisory support.
10. Build capability across the organisation through training on statutory accounting and closedown processes.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be a confident technical specialist who brings expertise, clarity and assurance to financial reporting. You’ll thrive on ownership, accuracy and process improvement, and you’ll enjoy supporting colleagues and senior leaders with high‑quality professional advice.
Essential Experience & Skills:
11. Full CCAB qualification.
12. Proven experience producing CIPFApliant Statements of Accounts and audit‑ready working papers.
13. Strong technical accounting knowledge with the ability to interpret accounting standards and statutory guidance.
14. Experience supporting external audit, resolvingplex accounting queries.
15. Demonstrable success improving closedown processes and delivering measurable benefits.
16. Excellentmunication skills, including explaining technical information to non-finance colleagues.
17. Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
18. Experience within the public sector or a largeplex organisation.
Desirable:
19. Significant experience leading external audit processes.
What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.