Treasury Accountant (Funding)

Sellick Partnership; Rugby; Hybrid; GBP 74,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership are recruiting a Treasury Accountant (Funding) for a local authority in Warwickshire on an interim 6-month contract, with potential extension. The role focuses on treasury and capital accounting, investments, cash flow forecasting and wider technical accounting responsibilities.

You will liaise with external fund managers, support the finance team and provide leadership where required, using Agresso to maintain financial data and ensure accurate VAT, year-end and capital

Qualifications

• Strong technical accounting experience within local government.
• Experience of treasury, investment and capital accounting.
• Practical knowledge of Agresso.
• Knowledge of VAT, fixed assets and year-end processes.
• Strong communication skills and leadership when required.
• An accountancy qualification is not essential, but strong technical accounting knowledge is.

Responsibilities

• Supporting treasury management, investments and cash flow forecasting.
• Managing fixed asset, capital and year-end accounting.
• Completing bank and cash reconciliations, VAT returns and Collection Fund accounting.
• Working with external fund managers and funding contacts.
• Using Agresso to maintain and manage financial information.
• Providing technical accounting support and leadership to the wider team.

Skills

Treasury management

Cash flow forecasting

Leadership

Communication skills

Capital accounting

Tools

Agresso

Job description

Role Title: Treasury Accountant (Funding)

Day Rate: £400 to £500 per day inside IR35

Type: Interim 6-month contract, possible further extension

Location: Warwickshire

Working Arrangements: 2 days per week onsite, ideally

Sellick Partnership are working with a local authority for this exciting opportunity as a Funding Treasury Accountant. The role will focus on treasury and capital accounting, investments, cash flow forecasting and wider technical accounting responsibilities.

You will also work closely with external fund managers and support the wider finance team, with the opportunity to provide leadership and oversight where required.

The responsibilities of the Funding & Treasury Accountant will be:

• Supporting treasury management, investments and cash flow forecasting.
• Managing fixed asset, capital and year-end accounting.
• Completing bank and cash reconciliations, VAT returns and Collection Fund accounting.
• Working with external fund managers and funding contacts.
• Using Agresso to maintain and manage financial information.
• Providing technical accounting support and leadership to the wider team.

The ideal candidate for the Funding & Treasury Accountant role will have:

• Strong technical accounting experience within local government.
• Experience of treasury, investment and capital accounting.
• Practical knowledge of Agresso.
• Knowledge of VAT, fixed assets and year-end processes.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to provide leadership when required.
• An accountancy qualification is not essential, but strong technical accounting knowledge is.

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