Chief Accountant

Morgan Law; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority recruitment agency is seeking a Chief Accountant for a hybrid temporary role in London, offering £700 per day. The candidate will be responsible for managing the Council’s financial accounts while ensuring compliance with financial regulations and managing relationships with auditors. A CCAB qualification is required, along with strong expertise in financial accounting and team management.

Qualifications

• CCAB qualification required.
• Proven experience in financial accounting and managing financial controls.
• Ability to liaise with external auditors.

Responsibilities

• Manage the production of the Council’s financial accounts.
• Act as the primary expert on financial accounting regulations.
• Oversee the completion of VAT returns.

Skills

Financial accounting expertise

Team management

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory knowledge

VAT compliance

Education

CCAB qualification

Job description

I am recruiting for Chief Accountant within a local authority based in London. The role will be a temporary position for 6 months paying £700 p/day+. The role will be hybrid working.

Key duties include

• To manage the production of the Council’s Single entity and Group accounts.
• To be the primary expert on financial accounting regulations and be the primary advisor on this subject matter to the Council’ s statutory section 151 Officer.
• To hold the day-to-day responsibility for the Council’s system of financial controls, ensuring that all key reconciliations are produced monthly, quarterly or yearly depending on their importance and the regularity.
• To regularly liaise and manage relationships with the External Auditors at a senior level.
• To manage the end of year capital and asset accounting processes.
• To manage the financial accounting function and present to directors and councillors on the matter, where appropriate.
• To ensure that the team provide specialist financial accounting advice to budget holders and officers in other parts of Finance to support decision-making and financial modelling of major business cases.
• To manage the completion of VAT returns and corporate advice on VAT issues
• To have overarching responsibility for the Balance Sheet.
• To manage system improvements in the Council’s core financial systems and improve reporting capabilities, as the day-to-day system owner.
• CCAB qualification required.

If you are interested in this role, please apply