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Job Description
5-6 months contract with a Local Authority
Job Purpose
Take responsibility for providing an efficient, effective and comprehensive finance service, promoting best practice across the Council. Contribute to the required range of financial and management accounting tasks, reconciliation and reporting responsibilities for the designated team / service / Business Partnering area for either revenue and / or capital as appropriate.
Contribute and challenge senior management and budget holders to ensure the financial forecasts and future budget plans are based on robust financial and non-financial information, and support prompt responsive and remedial action.
Key Duties / Accountabilities
Provide the full financial support function for revenue and / or capital as appropriate, for the designated team / service areas / school, including preparing estimates, closing tasks, and relevant financial advice including over the best use of financial systems to support sound financial management and reporting across the organisation, in accordance with relevant accounting standards and within agreed deadlines
Facilitate a sound Budget Monitoring reporting process, for revenue and / or capital as appropriate working in collaboration with budget holders within the designated service area, including schools, setting up / maintaining spreadsheets and tables to enhance financial monitoring and reporting, and coordination of Service responses on forecasts and performance statistics within agreed timescales and deadlines
Promote the required use of the core financial systems and support the proper application and adherence to necessary financial controls and standards and to undertake all work in a way that demonstrates the journey towards achieving Council and Divisional values and objectives and evidence of adherence to professional standards. Supporting the delivery of the Medium-Term Finance Strategy (MTFS) for revenue and capital as appropriate, to help ensure it reflects Corporate and service objectives and priorities
Act as a single point of contact for the financial management support of Directors, Service Managers and Budget Holders and Head Teachers as appropriate. Develop a thorough understanding of a specific Service Area’s business, particularly in relation to the measurement and management of the activities that drive costs and advise on the optimisation of income in accordance with Council policies
Essential Experience Required
Experience of financial management and financial regulatory frameworks in accountancy within the public sector is essential.
Experience of the local government statement of recommended practice and the requirements on local authorities concerned with reporting the statement of accounts is essential.
Essential Qualification Required
Qualified CCAB or CIMA or final stage is desirable.
Additional information to note
Working hours : 35 hours per week.
The closing date for this position is 2nd March 2025.
Requirements
Take responsibility for providing an efficient, effective and comprehensive finance service, promoting best practice across the Council. Contribute to the required range of financial and management accounting tasks, reconciliation and reporting responsibilities for the designated team / service / Business Partnering area for either revenue and / or capital as appropriate.
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