Principal Accountant – Local Government Budget & Accounts

Triumph Consultants Ltd; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Triumph Consultants are seeking a Principal Accountant to support the Council’s financial management, including budget preparation and monitoring, final accounts and statutory returns. The contract is for 2 months in Warwickshire CV32 7NP, on-site.

The role requires CCAB qualified accounting with at least 3 years of post-qualification public sector experience or senior AAT/part-qualified CCAB, and strong knowledge of local government finance and regulations.

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified accountant with post-qualification public sector experience, or significant public sector experience with Senior AAT/part-qualified CCAB.
• Strong knowledge of local government finance, accounting codes, legislation and regulations.
• Confident using financial management systems and creating/managing complex spreadsheets.
• Experience working with senior officers, Members, external organisations and External Audit.
• Able to manage competing priorities, work independently and deliver accurate work to strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation, monitoring and reporting of Council budgets, ensuring statutory and financial requirements are met.
• Produce the annual Statement of Accounts and audit working papers within statutory deadlines.
• Provide senior financial advice to Members and officers, including financial implications of proposals.
• Support statutory returns, grant claims and specialist areas such as treasury/capital, revenue budgets, housing accounts, financial systems or projects.
• Help develop financial systems and processes, manage relevant staff and deputise for the Strategic Finance Manager when required.

Skills

Public sector finance

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Stakeholder communication

Auditing experience

Education

CCAB qualified

Senior/part-qualified CCAB

Tools

Excel

Financial management systems

Job description

Triumph Consultants are seeking a Principal Accountant to support the Council’s financial management, including budget preparation and monitoring, final accounts and statutory returns. The contract is for 2 months in Warwickshire CV32 7NP, on-site.

The role requires CCAB qualified accounting with at least 3 years of post-qualification public sector experience or senior AAT/part-qualified CCAB, and strong knowledge of local government finance and regulations.