Assistant Accountant

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in England is seeking an Assistant Accountant to join its Economy and Infrastructure finance team. The role involves providing financial advice and support across various Council services, assisting with budget planning, monitoring, and grant claims. Applicants should have five GCSEs including Maths and English as well as a MAAT qualification. This position offers flexible working hours and potential opportunities for career development within the team.

Benefits

Annual leave starting at 25 days

Opportunity to buy additional leave

Flexible working hours

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Local Government Pension Scheme

Staff discount card

Qualifications

• GCSEs including Maths and English (grades A*-C or 4-9).
• MAAT qualification or equivalent.
• Experience in a performance-driven finance environment.
• Ability to prepare budgets and monitor financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver ongoing financial support to E&I Directorate services.
• Provide financial advice to maintain effective service delivery.
• Support grant claims with relevant financial data.
• Resolve queries with service areas proactively.

Skills

Financial support and advice

Budget planning and monitoring

Experience in a finance environment

Communication with stakeholders

Education

Five GCSEs including Maths and English

MAAT qualification or equivalent

Job description

Hours: 37 (30 hours part time considered)

We are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our Economy and Infrastructure (E&I) finance team at Solihull Council. This finance team provides support across a diverse range of Council service areas which include Environmental Services, Highways, Customer Services, Regulatory Services, Stronger Communities, Housing, Arts, Libraries, Planning and Economic Development.

As Assistant Accountant you will be responsible for:

• Delivery of on-going financial support and advice to services in the E&I Directorate throughout the financial cycle, including support with budget planning and monitoring, current and longer term forecasting and year end processes;
• Provision of financial or technical advice and support to help maintain and/or develop systems and processes to facilitate delivery of effective services and delivering specific projects and priorities.
• Provision of financial data to support grant claims and returns;
• Working pro-actively with service areas to resolve queries.

You will have:

• Five GCSEs including Maths and English grades A*-C or 4-9 (or equivalent Level 2 qualifications)
• MAAT qualification (or equivalent)
• Experience of working in a performance driven professional finance environment
• Experience of preparing budgets, monitoring and forecasting and/or financial modelling/analysis and the reconciliation of complex data
• The ability to deal with a range of internal and external stakeholders, up to and including senior management.

This is a great opportunity to work with our teams across Financial Operations and share best practice, including learning and development and potential future rotation opportunities for the successful candidate.

We also offer you the opportunity to achieve a positive work life balance, with flexible working hours, and a blended way of working, combining working from the comfort of your own home with working in our newly refurbished and conveniently located Council offices in Solihull town centre.

In addition, we offer:

• Annual leave starting at 25 days and rising to 30 days after five years' service, in addition to public holidays
• The opportunity to buy up to 10 days additional leave per year
• Flexible working, including a flexi leave scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme – a 24-hour independent, free and confidential advice and support service
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Staff discount card

Whilst these vacancies are full time, we would consider requests for part time working four days a week.

Interviews and assessment will be on Tuesday 27 January and Wednesday 28 January and will take place in person.

To apply, please click on the link below. You will be asked to upload a CV and provide a supporting statement that clearly outlines how you meet the essential criteria as outlined on the job description and person specification attached.

Should you have any questions prior to submitting your application, please contact Wayne Farrington at [e-mail], or Hema Sevani at [e-mail]

Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Attached documents
Job Description & Person Specification