Senior Management Accountant

Venn Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Local Government seeks an interim Senior Financial Accountant to support financial planning and advice in London. This hybrid role involves responsibilities such as strategic planning, budget monitoring, and overseeing financial models. The ideal candidate is part-qualified with experience in local authority finance.

Qualifications

• Must be part-qualified.
• Proven experience in a local authority.
• Experience in financial planning and modelling.

Responsibilities

• Delivering strategic financial planning and budget monitoring.
• Providing financial advice and preparing complex financial models.
• Contributing to the review of financial policies and managing statutory returns.

Skills

Financial planning

Budgeting

Financial modelling

Data analysis

Team leadership

Education

Part-qualified accountant

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Venn Group

Passionate about connecting the best talent in Local Government

Based in London, hybrid

Length: 3 months initially

Inside IR35

We are working with a London-based Local Authority to recruit an interim Senior Financial Accountant, who will play a critical role in delivering high-quality financial planning and advice that supports the council’s long-term strategy and service delivery objectives.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Delivering strategic financial planning, including corporate budget monitoring and the development of the Medium-Term Financial Strategy
• Providing clear and consistent financial advice to members, directors, and service managers
• Supporting the preparation of complex financial models, forecasts, and data analysis for corporate and service-level planning
• Contributing to the review and development of financial policies, procedures, and control frameworks
• Playing a lead role in the interpretation and implementation of Government funding announcements
• Completing complex statutory returns and grant claims, ensuring audit readiness
• Working collaboratively across departments to respond to financial challenges with effective and innovative solutions

Experience and knowledge required:

• Must be part-qualified
• Proven experience in a local authority carrying out financial planning, budgeting, and financial modelling
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Experience in staff supervision or team leadership

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

• Industries

  Government Administration

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