Finance Manager (Remote) My client is a Local Authority in the South West who are looking to appoint a talented Finance Manager on an Interim post About the role: Based in The South West - Remote Working A vacancy has arisen within the Finance Service for an Accounting & Technical Finance Manager to lead on the council's Statement of Accounts, audit, Collection Fund, treasury management and capital programme reporting. What's on offer: Day Rate: £550 - £600 *negotiable based on experience *please submit your CV with the rate you require Remote Working (once a month in office) Hours: 09:00 -17:00 Monday to Friday Responsibilities: Lead the preparation and audit of the annual Statement of Accounts, ensuring compliance with statutory deadlines and professional standards. Oversee the Collection Fund, ensuring accurate reporting of Council Tax and Business Rates, and liaising with auditors and external bodies. Lead the development and monitoring of the council's Capital Programme, Treasury Management Strategy and Investment Strategy, ensuring alignment with CIPFA Codes. Provide technical financial advice on taxation (VAT, SDLT, Corporation Tax) and accounting policy development. Manage a small team of accountants, providing coaching, mentoring and technical development. About you: You will have the following experiences: A CCAB accountancy qualification (CIPFA, ACCA, ACA, CIMA) or equivalent. In-depth experience of local government accounting, statutory accounts preparation, Collection Fund, and external audit. Strong technical knowledge of CIPFA Codes, IFRS and local authority accounting practices. How to apply Once your CV is received, if you are successful you will be contacted. Due to the extremely high number of applications, it may not be possible to contact every applicant. As such, if you are not contacted please assume you have not been successful on this occasion. About Spencer Clarke Group Here at Spencer Clarke Group, we pride ourselves on connecting you with the best career opportunities; our experienced Consultants have extensive market knowledge and will also provide expert career advice along the way. When you join us, you will receive: Access to a wide range of temporary and permanent opportunities Free DBS checks Post Placement Aftercare Loyalty reward scheme and regular competitions for our agency professionals INDSCGBR We offer a market leading referral scheme of up to £300 so if you know of someone who may also be looking for an exciting career opportunity, ask them to email their CV to Brad on remembering to include your details as well. *T's & C's apply.