Senior Technical Accountant

Leicestershire County Council; East Midlands, Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a qualified CCAB Accountant to oversee the County Council's financial statements. This role involves managing the fixed asset register, providing technical accounting advice, and collaborating with finance professionals. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of financial reporting and compliance, ensuring the integrity of the general ledger. With a commitment to equality and diversity, this role offers a hybrid working environment, allowing for flexibility while meeting the Council's needs. Join a high-performing team dedicated to excellence in public service.

Qualifications

• Qualified CCAB Accountant with experience in financial statements.
• Ability to manage asset registers and provide taxation advice.

Responsibilities

• Manage production and publication of financial statements.
• Ensure financial integrity through reconciliations and controls.
• Develop finance function through training and support.

Skills

CCAB Accounting

Financial Reporting

Oracle Fusion

Taxation Advice

Education

CCAB Qualification

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £47,694 to £52,155 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Working Hours:37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 26th May 2025

Interview Date(s): TBC

About the Role

Leicestershire County Council is one of the best performing councils in the country. We've achieved several decades of high performances, with our success recognised by national Government, industry awards and our residents.

We are recruiting a qualified CCAB Accountant to manage the completion of the County Council's statutory financial statements. The post will also manage the fixed asset register and provide technical accounting and taxation advice to the Council. It will involve working closely with strategic finance professionals and the external auditor, and will maximise the benefit of the Oracle Fusion system and the associated reporting tools.

About You

The key responsibilities of the post are:

• To manage the production and publication of the Council's financial statements, including being the main point of contact with external auditors.
• To manage the Council's fixed asset register and year end accounting entries, maintain effective relationships with the Council's professional Valuers ensuring timely completion of asset valuations.
• To ensure the financial integrity of the general ledger, through regular and effective reconciliations, implementing and reviewing internal controls and maintaining the chart of accounts.
• To co-ordinate the completion of corporate statutory external financial returns and to keep up to date with relevant financial and legislative developments ensuring compliance across different functions of the authority.
• To develop the finance function through technical financial training, advice and support.
• To understand and keep up to date with changes to the way the Council operates providing appropriate financial advice, including partnerships and projects.
• To manage and develop staff reporting to post holder

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to,equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion,please contact:

Jason Firth, Corporate and Technical Finance Manager

Telephone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support .

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