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Job summary
A leading financial services company is seeking a Deputy Chief Accountant to oversee financial reporting and compliance. This role requires managing daily operations and ensuring integrity in financial records. The ideal candidate will have experience in financial compliance and the ability to lead a team effectively. The position offers both flexibility and competitive pay, with a temporary contract lasting 3 to 6 months.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Experience in managing financial records and reporting.
- Strong knowledge of CIPFA Codes of Practice.
- Ability to work with external auditors.
Responsibilities
- Lead coordination of annual Statement of Accounts.
- Ensure compliance of financial records.
- Provide strategic financial guidance.
Skills
Job Role: Deputy Chief Accountant
Job Location: Haringey Council
Salary: £650 - £900 Per Day
Working Period: Monday - Friday
Working Hours: 36 hours per week
Assignment Period: 3/6 months (temporary contract)
- Act as the lead coordinator for the annual production of the Statement of Accounts.
- Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of financial records, and provide strategic financial guidance.
- Manage day to day activity within the Chief Accountant's team, including design and implementation of processes and procedures for other staff to follow.
- Maintain the integrity of the underpinning chart of accounts, balances and transactions to facilitate all aspects of statutory and management reporting.
- Provide high quality professional and technical advice to members, senior officers, service finance teams and the wider organisation on a broad range of financial accounting and reporting issues, ensuring compliance with CIPFA Codes of Practice (including Accounting and Service Expenditure Reporting) and Council financial regulations.
- Act as technical lead on liaising with external auditors and contribute to management comments on external audit recommendations and progress these to ensure implementation within agreed timeframes.
- Deputise for the Chief Accountant as may be reasonably required from time to time in relation to day-to-day financial reporting activities.
- Weekly pay
- Flexible working hours
- Job Types: Full-time, temporary contract (6+ months)
- Candidates must have the right to work in the UK
If this sounds like something you could be interested in, apply now by emailing
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.
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