Finance Project Support Accountant

Lord Search & Selection; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial recruitment agency seeks a Finance Project Support Accountant for a Local Authority client in London. The successful candidate will assist with the implementation of a new finance system, focusing on documentation, financial reporting, and stakeholder collaboration. Ideal candidates will have project experience in a local authority context, with strong skills in financial reporting and Excel.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a project team, ideally with a new finance system in a local authority setting.
• Experience in a finance team with a focus on producing financial reports and balance sheet accounts.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Finance Business Analyst on drafting 'How To' guides and Learning Materials.
• Prepare Excel schedules for collating financial information.
• Assist in the design of Best Practice processes for the new system.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Excel

Project Team Collaboration

Job description

Post title:Finance Project Support Accountant

Day rate: 400 inside of IR35

Location:Once a week onsite in London

Length:6 - 12 months

We are working with a Local Authority client who in need of a Finance Project Support Accountant to help with the implementation of their new finance system.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

1. Work with the Finance Business Analyst (interim) on the drafting of a complete set of "How To" guides & Learning Materials, with a focus on a) The "golden thread" of the "finance rules" that flow from the Council's Constitution
2. Prepare Excel schedules, as requested by the Finance Lead, to collate information regarding: Statutory & Management Reporting Requirements, Balance Sheet Control Accounts, Finance Module Users & their delegations and Cost Centre requirements
3. Set up meetings for financial improvement and information gathering with stakeholders, as directed by the Finance Lead
4. Work with the Finance Systems Accountant (secondee) and Senior Finance Business Partners on Balance Sheet historic data analysis and on Income and Expenditure data analysis, as directed by the Finance Lead
5. Assist the Finance Lead in the design of the Best Practice processes for the new system
6. Arrange User Acceptance Testing & Training sessions, as directed by the Finance Lead. Monitor and report on attendance. Collate Feedback from users. Participate in some elements of testing
7. Assist the Finance Lead on the design and development of the Intranet for the publication of the Learning Materials

EXPERIENCE NEEDED

1. Have previous experience working within a project team ideally when implementing a new finance system in a local authority setting
2. Possess previous experience in a Finance team with duties focussing around producing financial reports and balance sheet accounts