Senior Project Accountant

Caerphilly County Borough Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job description

We are recruiting a Senior Project Accountant at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37 Hours (7.24 Monday - Friday)
Contract Type: Full Time/Fixed Term for 24 Months
Location: Ty Penallta

This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Financial Services Team.

Salary: £37,938 - £40,476 with access to training and development opportunities.

The successful applicant will support the Deputy Head of Financial Services to provide financial and accounting support to the Mobilising Team Caerphilly (MTC) Transformation Programme.

The postholder will work with the Finance team, MTC programme and project leads to complete financial modelling to support the Transformation Programme, including Saving option appraisal and Cost Benefit modelling.

You will monitor and report on the MTC programme savings delivery, providing financial advice and guidance to the programme and driving continuous improvement in financial processes to deliver savings and ensure that the team is operating in the most effective and efficient way.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A relevant financial qualification, such as Association of Accounting Technicians.
• Financial Modelling including Net Present Value (NPV), Cost/Benefit, Lease v Buy.
• Significant financial experience preferably gained in an accounting environment.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns, and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Leanne Sykes on 01443 864231 or email [e-mail].

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport, or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact [e-mail] for further information.