Interim Public Sector Accountant - London

Grant Thornton UK; Greater London; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work hours

Professional development opportunities

Networking events

Job summary

A leading financial consultancy in Greater London is seeking an Interim Public Sector Accountant to join their Agile Talent Community. This role offers the flexibility to choose projects in public and private sectors, where you’ll leverage your accounting expertise to provide essential finance support. Ideal candidates are fully qualified finance professionals with experience in government finance functions. Join a team that values diversity and professional development, while contributing to impactful projects.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified member of a professional accounting body such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent.
• Experience working in the finance function of Council / Local Government, Central Government or the NHS.
• Problem solving mindset with a strong drive for best practice.

Responsibilities

• Work on projects for CFO Solutions’ clients.
• Provide accounting and audit support.
• Ensure finance function remediation and improvement.

Skills

Fully qualified member of a professional accounting body

Experience in finance function of Local Government, Central Government, or NHS

Problem solving mindset

Accountancy and finance skills

Job description

Overview

Grant Thornton’s Agile Talent Community is a network of contract professionals, giving you the opportunity to work with our clients alongside Grant Thornton teams on a project-by-project basis whilst being supported by our dedicated Agile Talent team. You can choose to work with Grant Thornton as an Independent Consultant either through your own limited company or on inside IR35 terms.

Joining us in CFO Solutions - Finance Placements

Grant Thornton’s CFO Solutions provides strategic, transformation and execution support for CFOs, through multiple services including finance consultancy, finance placements, business process outsourcing and technical accounting advice. The Finance Placements team focuses on providing an on-demand and project-focused accounting service, deploying individuals and teams of interim finance professionals into our clients’ finance functions to help them through periods of challenge or change.

Joining the Agile Talent Community as an Interim Public Sector Accountant, you will have the freedom to work on projects that you choose, whether full or part-time, on short to medium-term assignments for CFO solutions’ clients.

These projects are very varied, encompassing a wide range of skills and organisations within the public sector, but with wider opportunities in private sector where desirable - including accounting and audit support, finance function remediation, finance business partnering and supporting finance change programs. Grant Thornton is a well-established partner to the public sector with extensive experience working with Central Government, Local Government, NHS and other public bodies supporting organisations with a variety of services from large scale transformation and change to audit and governance, as well as delivery of large-scale public service programmes.

Skills we are looking for

• Fully qualified member of a professional accounting body such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent.
• Experience working in the finance function of Council / Local Government, Central Government or the NHS.
• Problem solving mindset, with a strong drive for best practice
• In one or more fields within accountancy and finance, including but not limited to:
• • Half and full-year-end accounts preparation.
  • Audit liaison, project management and query resolutions.
  • Preparation of monthly management accounts and forecasts.
  • Financial reporting under CIPFA Code of Practice, IFRS and NAO Code of Practice.
  • Finance Business Partnering.
  • Finance process improvement.
  • Reconciliation and remediation of accounting data.

What’s in it for you

Development

Your development is important to us and as part of the Agile Talent Community you will be able to work alongside our permanent teams as well as our clients, giving you variety and opportunity to develop new skills across a range of clients with ability to develop skills in new areas of public and private sector. Our team is here to support you, with finding new projects as well as navigating the freelance regulation.

Engagement

As a member of our Community, you will also be invited to events, which can help your wellbeing, educate you about the market you operate in, help you connect with the business as well as other members of the Community.

Doing what’s right ahead of what’s easy

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people and those who work alongside our teams, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect each other helps everyone to perform at the best of their ability and realize their potential.

How to join

You’ll first apply through our application website. We’ll ask you for your CV and some basic details. If your skills match what we are looking for, one of our recruiters will get in touch and walk you through the interview process. If there’s interest to continue, we’ll invite you to an interview with some of our key business leads. If successful, the final step will be to complete the onboarding process and background checks.

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