Hybrid Finance Planning Accountant - 3-Month Contract

Civic Recruitment Limited; Lowestoft; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bi-Weekly pay

Finance team environment

Job summary

Civic Recruitment Limited has a great interim opportunity for a Support Accountant within a Local Authority Finance Team in Lowestoft. The role focuses on delivering financial planning support, budget monitoring, forecasting, reporting and year-end activities on a 3-month contract.

You will work in the Financial Planning Team, assisting Finance Business Partners across services, providing clear financial information to non-finance managers and helping deliver robust council budgeting processes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering accounting services within a finance environment.
• Experience supporting budget monitoring and financial forecasting.
• AAT qualified or equivalent with post-qualification experience.
• Experience working in local government or public sector finance.

Responsibilities

• Support Finance Business Partners with revenue and capital budget monitoring.
• Assist with annual budget setting processes.
• Produce financial forecasts and monitor financial performance.
• Prepare and analyse financial reports and management information.
• Support year-end accounts preparation and associated working papers.
• Undertake reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Support reviews of fees and charges.
• Provide financial advice and guidance to service managers and budget holders.
• Assist with Government and statutory returns.
• Support staffing budget exercises, reserve administration, and overhead apportionments.
• Ensure correct accounting treatment of grants and maintain supporting documentation.
• Assist with financial management projects across multiple service areas.
• Support the administration and development of financial systems.
• Help deliver financial awareness and training to non-finance colleagues.
• Support apprentices and junior finance colleagues where required.

Skills

Accounting experience

Excel skills

Communication of financial information

Budget monitoring and forecasting

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

Financial management systems

Job description

Civic Recruitment Limited has a great interim opportunity for a Support Accountant within a Local Authority Finance Team in Lowestoft. The role focuses on delivering financial planning support, budget monitoring, forecasting, reporting and year-end activities on a 3-month contract.

You will work in the Financial Planning Team, assisting Finance Business Partners across services, providing clear financial information to non-finance managers and helping deliver robust council budgeting processes.