Accountant – Statutory/Commercial

Lancashire County Council; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave plus bank hols

Flexible working opportunities

Health and wellbeing support

Family-friendly policies

Financial and travel benefits

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is seeking a Management Accountant to join the Financial Management function in Preston. The role focuses on monitoring budgets and forecasting across schools’ services, with regular reporting to stakeholders to support funding decisions.

The ideal candidate will have strong Excel skills, experience with accounting systems, and hold CCAB/AAT qualifications or equivalent experience. This role offers hybrid working in Preston, Lancashire.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Accountant in a complex, grant-funded organisation.
• Excellent understanding of professional, statutory and corporate frameworks.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to navigate accounting systems and ICT applications.

Responsibilities

• Monitor budgets and forecasting for a range of services, including schools.
• Regularly report to internal and external stakeholders to inform funding allocations.
• Support decision-making and funding allocations across the organisation.

Skills

Excel

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

CCAB qualification

AAT qualification

Qualified by experience

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

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Salary £40,777- £46,142 Per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Management Accountant

We're looking for a dynamic and innovative Management Accountant to work within the Financial Management function here at Lancashire County Council

The role will involve monitoring various budgets & forecasting for a range of schools' services.

You'll regularly report and feedback to both internal and external stakeholders enabling the relevant functions to make effective decisions and allocate funding accordingly where it is needed most.

About You

You'll be an experienced Accountant, ideally with similar experience in a complex and large grant-funded and led organisation.

You'll have an excellent understanding of the relevant professional, statutory and corporate frameworks relevant to such a role

You'll be innovative and proactive in making improvements and implementing changes.

You'll have strong Excel skills together with the ability to navigate accounting systems and ICT applications.

Ideally you'll have solid experience of multiple year-end budget management alongside subsequent reporting requirements.

Ideally you have previous knowledge and experience of Dedicated School Grant (DSG) requirements.

You'll be a confident communicator, who is able to build strong working relationships with key stakeholders.

You'll have a flexible approach and the ability to plan and prioritise competing workload demands to adapt quickly to changing priorities.

You'll ideally be degree qualified in a relevant subject alongside part or fully CCAB qualified, AAT qualified, or qualified by experience

About Us

At Lancashire County Council, we're committed to delivering services that make a real difference to the people and communities we serve. Our Information Governance Team is at the heart of that mission, helping ensure transparency, accountability and the responsible use of information.

When you join us, you'll become part of a supportive and knowledgeable team where your expertise is valued, your development is encouraged and your contribution has a direct impact across the organisation.

In return, we offer:

26 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working opportunities

Health and wellbeing support

Family-friendly policies

Financial and travel benefits

Training and development opportunities

Local Government Reorganisation

The Government has confirmed that local government across Lancashire will be reorganised, with the current 15 councils being replaced by four new unitary councils covering North, South, East and West Lancashire from April 2028.

If you are successful in your application, you will initially join Lancashire County Council. However, as part of the planned transition, your employment will transfer to one of the new unitary councils from April 2028, subject to the implementation of the reorganisation and relevant employment legislation.

Throughout this period, our focus remains on delivering excellent services to our communities. By joining us now, you'll play an important role in shaping the future of local government and helping to build a strong new organisation that will serve residents for years to come.

• Locations County Hall, Preston, PR1 8RE, GB (Hybrid)