Strategic Head of Financial Accounting

Reed; England; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Reed in Kent seeks a Head of Financial Accounting to lead budgets, ensure ledger integrity, and guide final accounts closures. You will coordinate medium term financial strategy and provide strategic financial advice on technical accounting issues.

The role requires a fully qualified professional accountant with senior-level public sector experience and strong leadership, communication, and process-management skills.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified status with a professional accounting body.
• Extensive post-qualification financial management experience at senior level.
• Understanding of public sector finance and regulatory environment.
• Proven track record of coaching and motivating finance staff.
• Excellent communication and project planning skills.
• Innovative mindset and continuous performance improvement.
• IT literacy with MS Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation, maintenance and monitoring of revenue and capital budgets.
• Provide strategic financial advice and problem solving to budget holders.
• Direct officer, staff and pension budgets via general ledger data.
• Direct and coordinate closure of final accounts and statements.
• Control costing and financial issues for major incidents.
• Develop and maintain systems to monitor financial performance.
• Lead the finance team with direction and leadership.

Skills

Public sector accounting

Team leadership

Budgeting

Communication

Education

Professional accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Reed in Kent seeks a Head of Financial Accounting to lead budgets, ensure ledger integrity, and guide final accounts closures. You will coordinate medium term financial strategy and provide strategic financial advice on technical accounting issues.

The role requires a fully qualified professional accountant with senior-level public sector experience and strong leadership, communication, and process-management skills.