Overview
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
£45,091.00 - £51,356.00 p.a. Incremental progression is dependent on performance.
Hours: 37.0 Hours per Week
We are looking for an Accountant to join our Financial Operations Division to work within the Adult Care & Support Finance Team.
The Financial Operations Division are proud of our proven track record of delivering an excellent service. As a CIPFA platinum accredited employer, our approach to maintaining a three Year Medium Term Financial Strategy has been held up as good practice nationally and for a number of years we have achieved External Audit reports with no recommendations for improvement. We believe in investing in training and providing support for staff to develop their careers.
Adult Care & Support Finance Team
The Adult Care & Support Finance Team supports the directorate to enable people to stay as independent and well as possible for as long as possible so that when people do need long term support, this is timely, proportionate, responsive, and good quality and enables people to continue to live their lives the way they want to. You will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of younger adults and older people within Solihull.
This is a great opportunity to work within a high performing team and share best practice, including learning and development and potential future rotation opportunities for the successful candidate.
In this role you will work closely with service managers providing strategic advice to support them in managing their budgets and delivering savings targets.
Responsibilities
* Act as the finance lead in the delivery of specific projects and programmes.
* Provide professional financial advice to Senior Managers and Budget holders.
* Develop procedures and processes to improve performance.
Experience of working in a professional finance environment and financial management and accounting skills, including preparing budgets, monitoring, forecasting, analysing and reconciling complex data will be critical for this role. As a fully qualified accountant, you will also possess 5 GCSEs including Maths and English Language A*-C or 4-9 (or equivalent level 2 qualification) and have current membership of CCAB or CIPFA.
Interviews will be carried out in person on 23rd and 24th April 2026.
This post requires the following Disclosure and Barring check: Standard Check on Entry to profession.
Please contact Rob White, Finance Manager, for an informal discussion on 07769 880066 or rob.white@solihull.gov.uk. Please note we do not accept CVs that aren’t uploaded as part of the application process.
Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.
Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and a commitment to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Attached documents
* JDPS (Accountant).docx
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