Hybrid Chief Accountant - Strategic Finance Leader (CCAB)

Essential Employment; Birmingham; Híbrido; GBP 72.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Essential Employment is seeking a Chief Accountant for a hybrid role in Redditch. The post leads a small finance team and reports to the Assistant Director of Finance and Customer Services.

The role focuses on delivering the annual Statement of Accounts, IFRS compliance, and treasury management. You should be CCAB-qualified with at least five years post-qualification experience, with a track record in local authority accounts and strong governance.

Formación

• Fully CCAB-qualified accountant with at least five years’ post-qualification experience.
• Proven track record of producing local authority Statements of Accounts.
• Experience in managing teams and budgets within a complex financial environment.
• Ability to provide strategic leadership, excellent stakeholder engagement and high-quality financial advice.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the delivery of the annual Statement of Accounts, ensuring IFRS, CIPFA requirements and deadlines.
• Oversee treasury management, balance sheets, fixed asset registers, budgets and general ledger controls.
• Coordinate budgets across revenue and capital programmes and support the annual budget-setting process.
• Liaise with external auditors and authorise financial transactions; oversee borrowing decisions and treasury activities.
• Drive system development, robust reconciliations and continuous improvement of financial processes and controls.
• Develop staff and maintain governance and regulatory compliance; provide strategic financial advice to service managers and stakeholders.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Treasury management

Budget monitoring

Educación

CCAB-qualified accountant

Descripción del empleo

Essential Employment is seeking a Chief Accountant for a hybrid role in Redditch. The post leads a small finance team and reports to the Assistant Director of Finance and Customer Services.

The role focuses on delivering the annual Statement of Accounts, IFRS compliance, and treasury management. You should be CCAB-qualified with at least five years post-qualification experience, with a track record in local authority accounts and strong governance.