Corporate Finance Manager

Brackenberry; Rugby; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Brackenberry is assisting a local authority in Rugby to appoint a Corporate Finance Manager on a six-month contract, with a high likelihood of extension at the client's discretion. The role is based in Rugby and offers hands-on technical accounting, statutory reporting and treasury management.

The position requires a fully qualified accountant with district council experience, capable of delivering Statement of Accounts, VAT, CIS returns and audit support in a local government context.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with a recognised professional accountancy qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA or an equivalent recognised qualification.
• Detailed understanding of local authority financial processes and statutory accounting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and oversee the Statement of Accounts, ensuring accurate and timely completion.
• Coordinate and support the external audit process, responding to audit queries and providing required financial information and documentation.
• Manage VAT accounting and returns, ensuring compliance with relevant requirements.
• Prepare and submit CIS returns accurately and within required deadlines.
• Maintain and oversee the Fixed Asset Register, ensuring financial records are accurate and up to date.

Skills

Corporate Finance

Finance

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIPFA/CIMA

Job description

Job Description:

We are working closely with a local authority in Rugby to assist with the appointment of a Corporate Finance Manager, on a 6-months contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion.

Rate of Pay: £357.73- £450.53 per day

Summary:

The Corporate Finance Manager will provide hands-on technical accounting and corporate finance expertise across the organisation, ensuring the effective delivery of core financial management, accounting, statutory reporting and treasury functions.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and oversee the Statement of Accounts, ensuring accurate and timely completion.
• Coordinate and support the external audit process, responding to audit queries and providing required financial information and documentation.
• Manage VAT accounting and returns, ensuring compliance with relevant requirements.
• Prepare and submit CIS returns accurately and within required deadlines.
• Maintain and oversee the Fixed Asset Register, ensuring financial records are accurate and up to date.

Qualifications:

• Fully qualified accountant with a recognised professional accountancy qualification such as: ACA,ACCA,CIPFA,CIMA or an equivalent recognised qualification.
• Detailed understanding of local authority financial processes and statutory accounting requirements.

Essentials:

• Recent and substantial experience working within a District or Borough Council or a comparable local government finance environment is essential.
• Proven experience as a qualified accountant undertaking hands-on technical accounting responsibilities
• Experience of preparing Statements of Accounts within a local authority environment.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.

Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

Required Skills:

• Corporate Finance
• Finance