Technical Accountant - Financial Systems & Reporting Leader

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

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.