Technical Accountant

Brackenberry; Bromsgrove; On-site; GBP 92,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Brackenberry Ltd is recruiting a Technical Accountant in Bromsgrove on a 6-month contract. The role focuses on managing daily cash flow, treasury reports, and statutory returns, supporting councils in Worcestershire.

Responsibilities include coordinating final accounts, capital budgets, and the treasury function, with CCAB/AAT qualification and local authority experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in local authority accounting.
• Knowledge of Treasury Management.
• Experience managing cash flow.
• Experience in budget preparation.

Responsibilities

• Support the Chief Accountant with outturn information and variance analysis for the Statement of Accounts.
• Ensure the financial ledger complies with relevant accounting requirements.
• Prepare Treasury Management budgets and accounts for Redditch Borough Council and Bromsgrove District Council.
• Support the coordination and completion of Final Accounts for both Councils.
• Assist with the coordination of capital budgets.
• Manage the Treasury Management function, identifying borrowing requirements and surplus funds available for investment.

Skills

Local authority accounting

Treasury management

Budget preparation

Cash flow management

Education

CCAB or equivalent / AAT

Job description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Bromsgrove to assist with the appointment of a Technical Accountant, on a 6-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion.

Rate of Pay: £499.00 - £628.35 per day

Summary:

The Technical Accountant role involves managing daily cash flow, preparing Treasury Management reports and Prudential Indicators, maintaining fixed asset and grants registers, coordinating capital budgets and ensuring the timely completion of financial and statistical returns to central government.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Chief Accountant with the preparation of outturn information and variance analysis for the Statement of Accounts.
• Ensure the financial ledger complies with relevant accounting requirements.
• Prepare Treasury Management budgets and accounts for Redditch Borough Council and Bromsgrove District Council.
• Support the coordination and completion of Final Accounts for both Councils.
• Assist with the coordination of capital budgets.
• Manage the Treasury Management function, identifying borrowing requirements and surplus funds available for investment.

Qualification:

• Fully or part-qualified CCAB (or equivalent) or AAT qualified.

Essentials:

• Experience in local authority accounting.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of key accounting principles.
• Knowledge of Treasury Management.
• Experience managing cash flow.
• Experience in budget preparation.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer:

Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important:

We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.