Chief Accountant - Bexley - Interims

Akhirah Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recognized organization in Greater London is looking for a Chief Accountant to manage financial accounts and ensure compliance with regulations. The role requires a CCAB qualification and involves overseeing a team, liaising with external auditors, and managing VAT returns. This hybrid position requires onsite attendance once a week and occasional evening meetings.

Qualifications

• Required CCAB qualification.
• Experience managing financial accounting functions.
• Ability to liaise with external auditors.

Responsibilities

• Manage production of financial accounts.
• Advise on financial accounting regulations.
• Ensure timely reconciliations of accounts.
• Liaise with External Auditors.
• Supervise end of year accounting processes.
• Present financial matters to directors.
• Provide advice to budget holders.
• Manage completion of VAT returns.
• Oversee the Balance Sheet.
• Improve core financial systems.

Skills

Financial accounting expertise

Management skills

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Education

CCAB qualification

Job description

Job Title

Chief Accountant

Team

Finance & Technical Accounting

Management Group

Finance and Corporate Services

Reports to

Deputy Director of Finance and Property

Responsible for

This role has overall responsibility for managing staff up to 10 FTE

Main Purpose of the Job

• 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.

This is a hybrid role and the post holder will be required to come to the office once per week plus attendance at evening meetings as required.