Senior Accountant

Venesky Brown; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 47,877 - 62,822; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in Scotland seeks a Senior Accountant for a 4-month contract at £300/day. The role involves leading financial reporting processes and improving finance operations. Candidates should have a relevant degree and 5+ years of experience in management accounting, with strong leadership and communication skills. Hybrid work structure in place.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of commercial and/or management accounting experience.
• Qualified accountant with one of the CCAB accounting bodies.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of the Planner module for monthly reporting.
• Consolidate monthly financial reporting to the Board.
• Submit all financial returns accurately and on time.
• Supervise a team of Accountants to ensure service quality.

Skills

Management accounting

Leadership skills

Influencing skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel

Education

SCQF Level 9 degree in a financial discipline

Tools

Finance packages

Job description

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh/Glasgow, is currently looking to recruit a Senior Accountant for an initial 4 month contract on a rate of £300/day (Inside IR35). This role will be a hybrid of working at home and in the office.

Responsibilities

• Lead on ensuring that the Planner module implementation is suited to the consolidation of all monthly reporting and annual budgeting process
• Lead on the consolidation of all monthly financial reporting information to the Board and to the EMT in order to meet agreed timetables
• Lead on the completion and submission of all financial returns to ensure all information is provided as required.
• Lead on the consolidation of the annual budget setting process and quarterly financial forecasting in order to meet legislative financial reporting requirements.
• Ensure that the Board Report and the Corporate report are completed accurately and to timetable.
• Assist the Senior Accounting Manager with the preparation of the Statutory Accounts
• Continuously improve the finance processes to improve customer experience and develop and implement new processes where appropriate
• Supervise a team of Accountants to ensure the provision of high-quality services to the business
• Build strong relationships with all senior staff and when required attend Executive Team/senior team meetings to explain/communicate and if necessary, interpret complex financial issues

Qualifications

• As a minimum be educated to SCQF Level 9 (degree) ideally in a financial discipline and be a qualified accountant associated with one of the CCAB accounting bodies.
• Commercial and/or management accounting experience of at least 5 years within large or similar environments
• Excellent management, leadership and influencing skills with the ability to convey ideas and influence others when necessary
• Ability to work under pressure and use their own initiative to prioritise workloads and ensure deadlines are met in a timely and accurate manner
• Be confident and approachable to enable continued engagement with stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to deliver messages at the appropriate level
• Excellent numerical skills to be able to understand and carry out complex and accurate calculations and analysis of financial data
• Good IT skills particularly Microsoft Excel, Word and relevant finance packages
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

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