Financial Accountant

Sellick Partnership; Stoke-on-Trent; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading local authority in the West Midlands is seeking a Financial Accountant to join their finance team. This permanent role offers a competitive salary and hybrid working arrangements, focusing on financial reporting and team leadership. Ideal candidates will be fully qualified finance professionals with strong public sector finance knowledge and experience in mentoring teams.

Benefits

Generous annual leave: 28 days, increasing to 33 days after 5 years.

Excellent Local Authority pension scheme.

Flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Family-friendly policies.

Access to online discount schemes.

Ongoing development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified finance professional (CIPFA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge of public sector finance.
• Proven track record of training and motivating staff.

Responsibilities

• Support financial reporting, treasury management, and taxation services.
• Assist in mentoring a team of accountants.
• Ensure compliance with statutory reporting processes.

Skills

Public sector finance

Financial accounting

Team leadership

Education

CIPFA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent

Job description

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Organisation: Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Location: Stoke-on-Trent | hybrid working

Type: Permanent

About the Financial Accountant opportunity:

Sellick Partnership is pleased to be working in partnership with a well-respected and long-standing Local Authority client in the West Midlands. We are supporting Stoke-on-Trent City Council exclusively with the recruitment for a Financial Accountant to join their finance team permanently. This role comes with a competitive salary of between £43,693 - £49,764 and offers hybrid working to suit your work-life balance.

Purpose of the Financial Accountant opportunity:

• As a Financial Accountant, you will support the delivery of excellent financial reporting, treasury management, and taxation services.
• You will assist in driving improvements in our clients financial control environment and identify and report on risks and opportunities.
• Reporting to the Principal Financial Accountant, you will provide technical guidance and support to the team of qualified and part-qualified accountants as well as the wider organisation.

Key duties and responsibilities of the Financial Accountant will include:

• Assist in mentoring a team of accountants, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Support statutory reporting processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Assist in treasury management activities, ensuring effective cash flow and investment strategies.
• Support taxation activities, ensuring compliance and optimizing tax strategies.
• Help drive improvements in the financial control environment, identifying and mitigating risks.
• Delivering statutory financial accounts and working with external auditors.

Required experience of the Financial Accountant:

• A fully qualified finance professional (CIPFA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge/understanding of public sector finance.
• A proven track record of training and motivating staff/a team.
• Hands-on technical experience in financial accounting.

Benefits alongside the Financial Accountant role will include:

• Generous annual leave: 28 days, which increases to 33 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays.
• Excellent Local Authority pension scheme.
• Hybrid working arrangements: flexible to suit your work-life balance and commitments.
• Family-friendly policies: excellent maternity/paternity/adoption leave.
• Employee perks: access to a wide range of online discount schemes.
• Continuous learning: ongoing development opportunities for your personal and professional development.

How to apply for the Financial Accountant position:

To find out more about working for Stoke-on-Trent City Council, or to apply for the Financial Accountant role, visit our dedicated microsite: https://stoke-recruitment.sellickpartnership.co.uk. Alternatively, you can contact Adam Rouse in the Sellick Partnership Derby office for a confidential chat.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Accounting

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