Senior Accounting Officer

North Tyneside Council; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Accounting Officer to join their Finance Team. This role involves managing budgets, forecasting, and supporting operational staff while supervising junior team members. The ideal candidate will have relevant accounting qualifications and experience in finance. This position offers generous leave, pension benefits, and opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

Generous leave entitlement

Modern office accommodation

Excellent pension options

Flexible working

Employee benefits portal

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance role, ideally within the public sector.
• Ability to work collaboratively with budget managers.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead tasks providing support across the Education & Partnership Directorate.
• Supervise junior team members.
• Build successful working relationships with operational staff.

Skills

Budget monitoring

Financial modelling

Forecasting

Relationship building

Education

Relevant accounting qualification

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting role on offer within our Financial Planning & Support service as a Senior Accounting Officer.

Can you 'hit the ground running'? Do you thrive on working in a fast paced, constantly changing environment? Can you positively contribute to developing innovative new ways of working? If the answer to these questions is yes, then we would love to hear from you. We are seeking someone who is driven and enthusiastic to join our existing experienced Finance Team. This is an exciting opportunity for a confident and motivated individual wishing to further their career in accountancy.

Responsibilities

• You will report to one of our Finance Business Partners, carrying out, and/or leading on, a variety of tasks providing support across the Education & Partnership Directorate, including revenue and capital budget monitoring, forecasting, modelling, budget setting, closure of accounts, completion of statutory Government returns, and processing of grant claims and sensitivity analysis.
• You may also supervise junior members of the team.
• You will work with budget managers and non-finance staff, as well as fellow finance staff, building successful working relationships and providing appropriate challenge when needed.
• Although working in Finance, you will be working closely with operational staff within Council Directorates, so there is plenty of opportunity for getting out of the office and getting a feel for the services behind the figures.

SEND & Inclusion Service role

As part of Middlesbrough Council\'s broader transformation programme and our continuing work on improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND, we are looking for a motivated and experienced finance professional to work into the SEND & Inclusion Service to drive forward improvement work in relation to high needs budget management. This role is a unique opportunity to work closely with system leaders across finance and the service area to implement change which is focussed on increased financial sustainability of the high needs budget. As part of this role there will be opportunities to make a significant contribution to the implementation of a new resource allocation system for the distribution of high needs top up funding along with a range of other work including demand forecasting, sufficiency planning and capital projects.

Development and opportunities

This role provides an excellent platform to build on your existing skills, whilst developing your knowledge and experience. Enhanced opportunities to supplement day to day duties with project work will be available for the right candidate.

Values and culture

Our corporate values are a critical element of our strategy to create a brighter future for Middlesbrough and are at the heart of everything we do. The successful candidate will be expected to be familiar with our values and how they would be reflected in their work.

Benefits

In return we can offer:

• Generous leave entitlement with an option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
• Modern, state of the art office accommodation.
• Excellent pension plus top-up options.
• Staff networks run by our staff for our staff.
• Flexible working (dependent on job role).
• Blended working, with the opportunity to split the working week between the office and home.
• Electric car lease scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee benefits portal including Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff lottery.
• Travel and car parking schemes.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Fantastic career progression opportunities and lots more!

If you would like to talk through this opportunity further, please contact Emma Cowley (Head of Inclusion, Assessment & Review) / Craig Povey (Finance Business Partner) Craig Povey 01642 728688, Emma Cowley 01642 2018831 or via [e-mail] .

We operative a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.