Purpose of the Role
To be responsible for and accountable to the Assistant Director Finance and Customer Services for the programming, administration, quality and control of the work of the Business Support team and the Technical Accounts, including Treasury Management function.
To lead on the provision of robust and timely year-end processes and to produce the Statement of Accounts for both authorities within the required statutory deadlines.
To be responsible for managing the Balance Sheet for both local authority clients, to include the Fixed Asset Register.
To co-ordinate the revenue and capital budgets for both districts in order to provide overall financial position for the Authority.
To control the coding structure on which the ledger is based.
To actively participate in the ongoing professional development of the Technical Accountant, system accountant and reconciliation officers.
General Duties
* To ensure efficiency, effectiveness and equality in service delivery.
* To exercise proper integrity and respect of confidential matters and personal information obtained during the execution of the duties of this post.
* To reflect the client’s core values and objectives in undertaking the duties of this post.
* To provide outstanding customer services to all customers, colleagues, elected Members etc in line with the clients’ values and priorities. In particular by building trust, taking responsibility and assuming ownership of issues, actively listening, communicating with empathy and being flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of others.
* To understand and comply with the legal requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and any other relevant regulations as detailed in the client’s Health and Safety Policy Statement.
* To carry out duties and responsibilities under the Data Protection Act 1998; in particular, to take all reasonable care that no unauthorised loss or disclosure of personal data occurs.
* To undertake such other reasonable duties as may be requested by the Assistant Director Finance and Customer Services and/or the Chief Finance Officer.
Knowledge and Experience
* 5 years post CCAB qualification experience
* Experience of producing Statement of Accounts
* Experience of Managing Staff
* Experience of managing and monitoring budgets
* Thorough knowledge of Accounting Principles
* Experience of working in a complex financial environment
Qualifications and Professional Memberships
* Fully CCAB qualified
* Full Driving Licence
* Degree
* 5 GCSE grades A-C inc Maths and English
*Candidates with local authority(Council) experience preferred
Location: Hybrid role (office based/homeworking) 2/3 days per week in the office Ideally – can be flexible