Accountant| 5 Month Contract | (Inside IR35) | Remote| Starting ASAP
Day Rate: £350
About the Role:
Support the Principal Accountant:
* To provide financial support and advice for medium and longer term financial planning for nominated service department.
* To support the nominated service department in both capital and revenue budget preparation and monitoring.
* Provide support to nominated service management team in effective use of financial resources.
* Financial performance reporting for nominated service department and support nominated service department in service reviews, efficiency improvements and cost reduction exercises.
* To support the Finance Manager in providing other corporate finance services, including tax management issues, financial accounting, including year end accounts, treasury management and asset management.
Main Duties
Planning & Service Development
* Support Principal Accountant/Finance Manager in developing team and service plans.
* Identify opportunities for service improvement and help develop/revise policies and procedures.
* Assist in strategic planning within available financial resources.
Service Delivery & Implementation
* Ensure high-quality, best-value financial services are delivered.
* Contribute to corporate working groups and prepare relevant service/business plans.
* Promote equality, inclusion, customer care, and effective use of IT systems.
* Meet key objectives, targets, and required outcomes.
Revenue Budget Monitoring
* Provide revenue budget information and report performance to managers.
* Support managers in controlling costs and linking budgets to team/service plans.
Financial Resource Use & Performance Reporting
* Provide financial analysis, identify issues, evaluate options, and monitor outcomes.
* Prepare reports and support financial aspects of projects/programmes/business cases.
Financial Governance
* Review financial regulations and ensure proper administration of financial processes.
Tax Management
* Ensure compliance with VAT and other tax legislation, identifying risks and opportunities.
Additional Specialist Duties
* Support revenue & capital preparation/monitoring processes.
* Assist with accounting policies, year-end processes, external reporting, and audits.
* Support management of charitable and trust funds, including compliance and investment activity.
* Support treasury management (capital financing, investments, policy development, risk, cashflow).
Essential Skills & Experience:
Qualifications
* CCAB-qualified accountant.
* Ongoing CPD meeting professional body requirements.
* Providing financial advice and managing/monitoring budgets in a complex organisation.
* Presenting financial information to senior managers.
* Preparing and monitoring complex budgets.
* Experience supporting annual accounts preparation.
This role has been deemed Inside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.