Team Leader- Group Accountant

i-jobs; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent job opportunity as a Team Leader - Group Accountant has opened within East Herts Council. This role, based in Wallfields, Hertfordshire, is focused on providing crucial financial guidance and leading a team to ensure effective budget management. The ideal candidate will engage in improving financial processes and promoting financial awareness within the organisation. Immediate start for a 26-week term, involving a 37-hour workweek with a competitive pay rate.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial advice and guidance across the council.
• Identify, investigate, analyse, and evaluate financial issues.
• Ensure processes and procedures are adhered to in financial management.
• Lead the budget setting and budget monitoring processes.
• Manage a small team delivering expert financial services.

Job description

Title: Team Leader- Group Accountant - Financial

Location: Wallfields, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8EQ, United Kingdom

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 26 Weeks

Hours per week: 37

Pay Rate: £45.00 per hour

Job Ref: OR5962

Description:
To provide financial advice and guidance for a range of services across the council supporting key financial processes to enable the sound financial management of the organisation. This will require the post-holder to use professional skills and knowledge to proactively identify, investigate, analyse, and evaluate issues and/or solutions within the financial management framework.
To ensure that processes and procedures are adhered to with respect to the financial administration of the organisation's affairs. This will include identifying opportunities to improve these processes and procedures on an ongoing basis.
Contribute to the development of a strong financial awareness culture across the organisation and lead the budget setting and budget monitoring processes.
To lead and manage a small team delivering expert financial services to budget holders and staff within East Herts Council