Job Title: Principal Accountant, Chief Accountants Team
Location: Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon
Salary: £51,522 to £53,607 per annum (pay award pending)
Employment Type: Permanent (36 hours per week)
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Croydon has faced significant challenges in recent years, both in terms of the Council’s financial position and sector-wide issues faced by local authorities.
This is an exciting time to join Croydon as we transition from recovery to a transformational phase aimed at restoring financial sustainability.
You will be instrumental in rebuilding the Council’s finances, governance, culture, and services. The financial challenge is substantial, but the Government has recognized our progress, supported by a new leadership team committed to putting Croydon’s residents first.
Croydon is a vibrant part of London’s growth story, with a strong individual identity. This role offers a unique opportunity to create meaningful change in a borough full of opportunity. Our collective efforts over the next three years will shape the future of one of London’s most diverse and dynamic areas.
As a Principal Accountant, you will be a vital member of the Chief Accountant’s team, responsible for delivering and enhancing financial management processes, ensuring compliance with statutory and best practice standards, and promoting the Council’s values and competencies.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Ensuring high-quality financial information is prepared, published, and audited within statutory deadlines.
2. Preparing accurate and timely core financial statements, fund statements, and disclosure notes in accordance with the code of practice.
3. Providing responsive, effective, and timely financial advice to the Council, its committees, officers, government departments, external auditors, and partners.
4. Collaborating with finance and non-finance colleagues to ensure that corporate accounting processes and procedures are fit for purpose.
5. Maintaining up-to-date technical knowledge to ensure compliance with new legislation and standards, including ongoing professional development.
To be suitable for this role, you should be a qualified accountant (CCAB) and/or have proven experience in similar work. Knowledge of financial accounting, accounts preparation, audit processes, and application of financial standards—preferably within local government—is essential.
You should have strong written and verbal communication skills, excellent analytical abilities, and the capacity to build effective working relationships within and across teams.
The role is based at the Council’s offices in Bernard Weatherill House, Croydon, with a hybrid working arrangement allowing up to 3 days per week working from home.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 25th May 2025 at 23:59.
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer welcoming applications from all community sections. We support flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working, and guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the role’s minimum criteria, as part of our commitment to the disability confident scheme.
The Council is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff to share this commitment.
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