Head of Financial Accounting

TipTopJob; Bristol; On-site; GBP 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in Bristol is hiring a Head of Financial Accounting to spearhead the Financial Accounting Team. This key role involves overseeing financial reporting and compliance, leading a team of five, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure financial integrity. Ideal candidates will have CCAB or CIMA qualifications along with substantial experience in large organizations, ready to drive significant outcomes in a complex environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Generous Annual Leave of 25 days

8 Bank Holidays plus a Privilege Day

Latest IT and Tech devices

Inclusive and diverse workplace culture

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge and experience of financial accounting.
• Extensive experience with statutory reporting frameworks.
• Proactive with a strong record of delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Financial Accounting Team and ensure effective financial stewardship.
• Manage the Annual Report and Accounts, ensuring compliance.
• Produce accurate and timely financial reports.

Skills

Communication

Influencing

Leadership

Education

CCAB or CIMA qualification

Job description

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Location : Bristol, Nottingham, Swansea

Salary: A GBP 58,857 per annum

The Role

This position is to lead the Financial Accounting Team of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). This specialist team sits at the heart of Finance. The team is responsible for the integrity of the finance systems, statutory reporting and managing the balance sheet including fixed assets.

This is a key position offering an opportunity to shape how the team operates and influence its future direction.

Applicants must be CCAB, CIMA qualified (or equivalent) with an excellent track record of delivery in large and complex organisations. You will enjoy collaborating and working with a broad range of stakeholders.

DVSA is a large, complex government organisation responsible for road safety. It operates across Great Britain generating annual income of around A GBP 450m and employing c4,600 people.

The Head of Financial Accounting is responsible for ensuring effective financial stewardship of DVSA. This includes compliance with financial standards and best practice, delivery of the Annual Report and Accounts, managing the annual audit and delivering an unqualified audit opinion.

The position directly leads a team of 5 colleagues, also providing influence and direction to the whole of the Finance department on matters of financial accounting. It provides expertise in financial accounting and has exposure to senior leaders as well as external stakeholders.

The position works with managers and leaders across the Agency supporting front:line delivery and decision making.

Responsibilities

The main duties and responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Contributing to the achievement of the DVSA strategy by ensuring that the organisation has robust systems of internal control, is financially sustainable meeting its financial objectives while realising value for money.
• Provide assurance to the Accounting Officer as to the propriety and regularity of all income and expenditure, assets, liabilities and reserves and ensure the accuracy and integrity of DVSAs financial accounts and accounting procedures.
• Production of accurate and timely financial reporting including the published Annual Report and Accounts.
  
  

Person specification

• You will be a fully qualified CCAB, CIMA Accountant (or equivalent) with excellent knowledge and experience of financial accounting.
• You will have great communicating and influencing skills and able to deliver complex finance messages to a broad range of stakeholders.
• You will have extensive experience of working with statutory reporting frameworks (such as UK GAAP, IFRS etc.) and delivering Annual Report and Accounts, or equivalent.
• You are proactive with a strong record of delivery.
• You will have experience of leading financial activities in a large and complex organisation.
• You will have the confidence and enthusiasm to make a real impact within their team driving those around you to achieve the same shared objectives.
  
  

About Them

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.

They do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.

Theyre Working Hard To

• make roads safer
• improve services for their customers
• make road transport greener and healthier
• harness the potential of technology and data
• grow and level up the economy
  
  

Benefits

• An environment with flexible working options where they encourage a great work:life balance
• Generous Annual Leave : 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 each year of service, up to 30
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the Kings birthday
• Latest IT and Tech devices
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to suppor

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

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  Full-time

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