Senior Accountant

4M Recruitment; North East; Hybrid; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Accountant for a public sector organisation in Newcastle Upon Tyne. This role involves providing financial advice, preparing budgets, and developing accounting records. Candidates should have accounting experience, ideally be CCAB Qualified, and possess expert MS Excel skills. The position offers a hybrid work model and a salary of £44,711 plus additional benefits.

Benefits

Substantial pensions

Generous holiday allowance

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing and monitoring capital projects and revenue budgets.
• Ability to develop accounting processes and procedures.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial advice to business parts.
• Maintain and develop accounting records and systems.
• Assist in the preparation of capital budgets.

Skills

Accounting experience

Budget preparation and monitoring

Technical guidance application

Financial analysis

Expert MS Excel skills

Education

CCAB Qualified (ACCA / ACA / CIMA)

Tools

Accounting systems experience

Job description

Overview

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Accountant for a public sector organisation based in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

The main purpose of this role will be to provide financial advice to parts of the business including:

• Preparing, monitoring and controlling revenue budgets
• Maintain and develop accounting records and systems
• Provide detailed analysis
• Assist in the preparation of capital budgets
• Support with financial advice for business plans and cases
• Develop accounting processes and procedures
• To coach and mentor others

We are seeking candidates with the following skills and experience:

• Past accounting experience
• Preparing / monitoring capital projects and revenue budgets
• Understanding and application technical guidance and regulations
• Accounting closedown
• Providing financial advice
• Expert MS Excel skills and experience with accounting systems
• Ideally CCAB Qualified (ACCA / ACA / CIMA)
• Ideally Public Sector experience.

This role will be hybrid based and offering a salary of £44,711 plus many benefits including substantial pensions, generous holiday allowance and flexible working.

Please apply today for immediate consideration.