Senior Technical Accountant

Post: Senior Technical Accountant
Grade: FRS F
Salary range: £54,332 – £70,549 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Application closing date: 4 PM on Friday 02 May 2025

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is London’s Fire and Rescue Service, one of the largest firefighting and rescue organisations in the world. We are here to make London a safer city, protecting and serving 8.6 million Londoners. Our vision is to be a world-class fire and rescue service for London, Londoners, and visitors.

We employ over 5,500 people across our operational teams (our firefighters), control (our call handlers who answer 999 calls), and our non-operational teams (who work behind the scenes to support our front-line services).

It’s an exciting time here at LFB Finance as we implement new systems and drive forward process improvements, supporting the wider organisation to deliver high quality financial capability. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated finance professionals to join the team and make a positive contribution to service delivery.

In this role, you will contribute to ensuring the proper administration of the LFB’s financial affairs by delivering high-quality financial services. You will be responsible for leading the preparation of LFB’s annual accounts and statutory returns, managing financial reconciliations, and providing technical advice on CIPFA Code requirements. You will also oversee the LFB’s insurance arrangements, manage pensions accounting, and provide key support for financial reporting and decision-making.

Success in this role will require you to work across and collaborate with a variety of stakeholders across the organisation, providing expert financial advice and ensuring financial controls are in place. Additionally, you will manage a small team of finance officers, offering support and guidance to ensure the delivery of high-quality services.

Minimum Requirements:
Applicants must have a recognised CCAB accountancy qualification with relevant post-qualification experience.

Assessment Overview:

1. Qualifications: A recognised CCAB accountancy qualification with relevant post-qualification experience.
2. Experience: Proven experience managing capital and treasury accounts in a large, complex organisation, ideally within the public sector.
3. Management Skills: Experience managing qualified or part-qualified staff, including fostering team development.
4. Communication: Experience presenting financial information to senior stakeholders and non-finance personnel.
5. Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of local government accounting, capital accounting, and treasury management, including year-end processes and financial forecasting.

Please ensure you give yourself enough time to complete and submit your application. Late or un-submitted applications cannot be accepted.

Please note any correspondence received from us will be via e-mail and sent to the address you provide on your application form.

Additional Information:

Benefits of working for the London Fire Brigade:

• 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Flexi-time Scheme (which can result in an additional 12 days annual leave)
• Additional leave between Christmas Day and New Year
• Family (including maternity) leave and emergency support leave
• Flexible working including work from home 60%
• Free access to the Brigade gym
• Use of the Brigade’s Medical Adviser/physios/fitness advisers
• Free counselling
• Season ticket loans
• Join social networks including our Equality Support Groups
• Contributory pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff discount scheme including access to Blue Light Card retail and hospitality discounts
• Opportunity to access affordable accommodation

In line with the Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) employment checks will be completed by successful candidates, which will include a Standard criminal records check. Successful candidates will be required to declare any convictions for offences, and any offer of employment is subject to the LFC receiving a criminal records disclosure which it considers satisfactory.