Finance Analyst / Financial Accountant

Hays Accountancy and Finance; England; Hybrid; GBP 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a skilled finance professional in Norwich to support local government financial services. Responsibilities include budget management, financial planning, and compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will possess strong local authority finance experience and communication skills, with a competitive salary of £38,626 and opportunities for hybrid or remote work.

Benefits

Generous benefits package

Hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Experience in local government finance preferred.
• Track record in budget production and management accountancy.
• Ability to present complex financial data clearly.

Responsibilities

• Provide advisory support covering the full financial cycle.
• Ensure compliance through detailed working papers.
• Support senior finance business partner in strategic planning.

Skills

Budgetary control

Financial management

Communication

Advanced Excel

Education

Part or fully qualified accountant

Job description

Your new company
Hays Accountancy & Finance are delighted to be partnering with a Norfolk Authority who have an exciting opportunity to work in local government finance, as they seek a skilled finance professional with a strong background in budgetary control and financial management.

Your new role
You will provide expert accountancy and financial advisory support, covering the full financial cycle-from budget planning and monitoring to year-end account closure and financial return submissions. You will support the senior strategic finance business partner by actively contributing to the successful delivery of financial services within the business partner model adopted across the finance function, with a strong emphasis on medium-term financial planning. This role requires expertise in revenue and capital budget management, along with experience of using financial accounting systems to support strategic decision-making.

You will ideally have a proven track record of collaborating with budget and service managers, effectively linking operational and financial data to enhance planning and financial oversight. Strong communication skills are essential, as this role involves presenting financial information to non-finance managers in a clear and accessible manner.

Additional responsibilities include grant claims, statutory and statistical reporting, and budget compilation-covering both revenue and capital aspects. A key part of the role is ensuring compliance through detailed working papers and liaising with internal or external auditors.

A deep understanding of local authority finance, budget production, and management accountancy is required, alongside an up-to-date knowledge of financial accounting standards and legislation to maintain accuracy and best practices in financial reporting.

What you'll need to succeed
Ideally, you will be part or fully qualified accountant with experience of local government finance or relevant sector skills regarding the production of financial reporting across revenue/income and capital budgetary control. You will be confident with advanced Excel to review financial data to produce and present complex information to budget holders and external customers. Therefore, confident finance business partnering skills are essential along with a strong focus on medium-term financial planning.

What you'll get in return
The organisation offers a generous overall benefits package with a salary of £38,626 based in Norwich who also offer hybrid working or remote working for the right candidate with local government experience in revenue and capital budgeting.

What you need to do now
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