Accountant - MOR12247

Moray Council; Elgin; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Moray Council is seeking an experienced Accountant to deliver the core components of the Accountancy Service and act as a business partner to all directorates. The role covers Departmental Revenue and Capital expenditure, Common Good, Trust Funds and other bodies connected to the Council.

You will supervise and develop accountancy staff, interpret and apply technical policies, and provide clear reports to Senior Officers. The post requires travel between Moray work locations by car/van.

Qualifications

• UK accountancy experience with a proven track record in local government accounting.
• Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant.
• Ability to interpret and explain technical policies, procedures and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Produce Annual Accounts and Financial Plans with accuracy.
• Monitor revenue budgets and provide general financial services to departments.
• Handle capital accounting, loans pool accounting and income assessments.
• Prepare statistical returns and grant claims.
• Supervise and develop accounting staff and provide financial advice.
• Write clear, concise reports for Senior Officers and Members.

Skills

UK accountancy experience

CCAB or CIMA qualification

Excel

Communication skills

Time management

Travel between Moray locations

Education

CCAB or CIMA qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Job Description

Accountants are responsible for the provision of the core components of a comprehensive Accountancy Service and providing a business partner relationship to all areas of the Council: including the supervision and development of accountancy staff.

Areas include Departmental Revenue and Capital expenditure, Common Good, Trust Funds, and other bodies connected to the Council.

Specific areas of responsibility will be allocated by the Management Team and may be changed periodically.

Requirements

• Annual Accounts
• Financial Plan
• Revenue Budget Monitoring
• General financial service to Departments
• Statistical Returns and Grant Claims
• Capital Accounting, Loans Pool Accounting, and Income Assessments
• Operational line management, supervision and development of staff

The Individual

• A proven UK accountancy work experience
• Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA Accountant
• Ability to interpret, apply and explain technical policies, procedures, guidance and legislation
• Strong written and oral communications skills and an ability to deal effectively with queries and provide advice
• Self-confident and self-motivated
• Computer literate with a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Strong customer focus
• You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Moray to meet the operational requirements of the service. Due to the rural nature of Moray this is normally undertaken by use of a car/van.
• Committed and able to work under own initiative with minimum supervision.
• Ability to manage workload, address conflicting priorities, meet deadlines (statutory and internal) working to a high degree of accuracy.
• Politically sensitive and astute.
• Ability to write clear, concise and easily understandable reports for Senior Officers and Members.
• Experience of working under pressure and delivering work to deadlines.
• Ability to establish confidence, credibility and trust.
• Ability to contribute to the development of financial policies.
• A flexible can do approach to new working practices and technology.
• Appreciation, acceptance of and commitment to the importance of confidentiality.
• The ability to motivate and monitor staff.
• Work under pressure to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work in a shared office.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
• Ability to work in different offices dependent on service requirements.

Closing Date: Friday 9 October 2026

Starting Salary: £46,502.95

£24.67 per hour

18.125 hours per week

Proposed Interview Date: TBC

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