Hybrid Accountant: Local Authority Finance & Budget Insight

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Redcar; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington Blake Recruitment is seeking a financially experienced professional to provide accounting support to council directorates. The role focuses on monitoring budgets, preparing management information, and advising on funding, costing and planning.

Hybrid working with office presence 2–3 days based on service needs. You will help improve financial systems and processes, support year-end activities, VAT and treasury tasks, and train budget managers on procedures.

Qualifications

• Proven accountancy and financial management experience in local government.
• Experience monitoring budgets, forecasting and reporting.
• Ability to analyse financial data, explain variances and support decision makers.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse revenue and capital budgets for Directorates.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports and MI.
• Provide financial advice on budgeting, funding, costing and business cases.
• Review and improve financial systems, processes and reporting models.
• Assist with year-end, VAT and treasury activities.
• Support training of budget managers on procedures.

Skills

Accountancy experience

Budget monitoring

Financial reporting

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Working under pressure

Education

Recognised accounting qualification (AAT)

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Carrington Blake Recruitment is seeking a financially experienced professional to provide accounting support to council directorates. The role focuses on monitoring budgets, preparing management information, and advising on funding, costing and planning.

Hybrid working with office presence 2–3 days based on service needs. You will help improve financial systems and processes, support year-end activities, VAT and treasury tasks, and train budget managers on procedures.