Technical Accountant

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is seeking a Technical Accountant to support corporate accounting and reporting, working with the Chief Accountant to develop financial systems and budgeting processes.

The role involves preparing statutory returns, journals, payroll entries and bank reconciliations, producing working papers for the Statement of Accounts, and coordinating reporting across the Finance team.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Chartered Accountant with experience in a complex organisation.
• Strong Excel and IT skills and the ability to produce accurate working papers for auditors and governmental bodies.
• Experience with statutory returns, journals, payroll entries and bank reconciliations is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory returns, journals, payroll entries and bank reconciliations.
• Produce working papers for the Statement of Accounts.
• Support financial reporting and ERP system development.
• Coordinate corporate financial reporting across the Finance team.
• Support and train colleagues on ERP accountancy software.

Skills

Excel proficiency

IT skills

Education

Chartered Accountant

Tools

Unit4 ERP

Job description

About the role

We’re looking for a Technical Accountant to join our Finance & IT team and support the delivery of accurate, high-quality corporate accounting across the Combined Authority.

You’ll work closely with the Chief Accountant to develop financial systems, processes and reporting, while coordinating Finance team input into monthly and annual financial reporting, the Statement of Accounts and budget updates.

What you’ll do

• Prepare statutory returns, journals, payroll entries and bank reconciliations.
• Produce working papers for the Statement of Accounts.
• Support financial reporting and ERP system development.
• Coordinate corporate financial reporting across the Finance team.
• Support and train colleagues on ERP accountancy software.

About you

You’ll be a fully qualified Chartered Accountant with experience working in a complex organisation, strong Excel and IT skills, and the ability to produce accurate working papers suitable for auditors and governmental bodies.

Desirable: Local Government accounting ¦ Unit4 ERP ¦ Budget development ¦ Year-end accounts ¦ Treasury & cashflow forecasting.

EDI

We’re committed to creating an inclusive organisation where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Right to work

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role. Candidates must have the existing right to work in the UK.

Closing date

We caution that this vacancy may close early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

If you’re a qualified accountant looking to develop your career across technical accounting, financial reporting and finance systems, we’d love to hear from you.