Corporate Accountant

Nrg; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

NRG partners with the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority to recruit a Corporate Accountant for the Finance & Investment Directorate. This is a key technical finance role providing specialist guidance across complex financial matters and strengthening internal finance capability.

Ideal candidates will be fully qualified with strong experience in capital accounting, treasury management and investment accounting within local government or a similar environment.

Qualifications

• Must be a fully qualified accountant with strong technical accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical accounting advice on capital financing, loans, financial instruments, grants and balance sheet matters.
• Support financial due diligence for investment proposals, business cases and new delivery structures.
• Advise on treasury management, investments and complex financial transactions.
• Support statutory accounts, year-end close and external audit.
• Help respond to evolving fiscal devolution requirements.
• Strengthen financial controls, governance and technical capability across the finance function.

Skills

Fully qualified accountant

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified

Job description

NRG is partnering with the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority to recruit a Corporate Accountant to join its Finance & Investment Directorate.

This is a key technical finance role, providing specialist advice across a broad range of complex financial matters and helping strengthen NEMSA's internal finance capability.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing technical accounting advice on capital financing, loans, financial instruments, grants, reserves and balance sheet matters.
• Supporting financial due diligence for investment proposals, business cases and new delivery structures.
• Providing advice on treasury management, investments and complex financial transactions.
• Supporting statutory accounts, year-end closedown and external audit.
• Helping the organisation respond to evolving fiscal devolution requirements.
• Strengthening financial controls, governance and technical capability across the finance function.

We are looking for a fully qualified accountant with strong technical accounting experience gained within local government, the wider public sector or another complex financial environment.

Experience of capital accounting, treasury management, investment accounting, financial instruments or major project due diligence would be particularly relevant.

You will be confident providing technical advice, able to explain complex financial issues clearly and comfortable working with a range of senior stakeholders.

For further information or a confidential discussion about the role, please contact:

Scot McHarg

Lead Consultant, NRG Executive

Email:

You can also visit our dedicated NEMSA Finance & Investment campaign microsite to view full details of all current opportunities:

This includes the candidate information pack, job descriptions, person specifications and application process.

These are genuinely exciting opportunities to join NEMSA at an important point in its development. Each role offers the chance to contribute to a growing Finance & Investment Directorate, work at the heart of devolution and regional investment, and play a meaningful part in supporting the future economic growth of the North East.

• Posted: about 9 hours ago
• Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
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• Job Ref: 65006