What is the job role?
We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to join Coventry City Council's Financial Management Team. We are looking for two Accountants, one to work in our Major Projects Team and one to work in our Business Partnering Team.
1. As a link between the finance team and service leads these two roles are an exciting opportunity to provide strategic financial support and advice, enabling effective financial planning, modelling and management, through pro-active partnering arrangements and the development of effective financial information, within several service areas.
2. Work flexibly to support the delivery of all activity driven by the Annual Financial Cycle including budget monitoring, final accounts and budget setting whilst ensuring outputs meet professional standards.
3. Promote value for money and efficiency throughout all areas of the Council's operations looking for opportunities for innovation both in the operation of the finance function and in the activities of relevant service areas.
4. Interpreting data and financial information and presenting findings to managers and management teams concisely to enable effective decision making.
All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.
Who are we looking for?
You will be a fully qualified Chartered Accountants or actively studying towards (CCAB or CIMA)
You will have the skill and confidence to influence decision making and identify improved ways of working, driving change against a backdrop of shifting priorities.
We are looking for someone with a good level of numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills, to help drive though positive changes.
The successful candidate will:
5. Be a conscientious individual with excellent communication skills.
6. Able to prepare / interpret complex financial information and present this to key stakeholders including budget holders, senior managers, management teams and project teams as appropriate.
7. Work effectively under pressure including meeting unpredictable deadlines and dealing with conflicting demands.
8. Support the wider Teams commitment to embedding diversity, equity & inclusion across the service.
9. Work with various stakeholders including external partners to build, maintain and promote effective working relationships.
10. Develop financial planning solutions based on an understanding of service policy issues and developments.
11. Be proactive and have a willingness to develop.
If you have just become an accountant, this post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Standard DBS check.
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
12. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
13. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
14. If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date(s): Friday 14th of November
About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.