Remote Technical Accountant - Treasury & Capital Expert

Carrington Blake Recruitment; United States; Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Redditch Borough Council is seeking an experienced Technical Accountant to support its Finance and Corporate Resources team, with responsibility for Treasury Management, Capital Accounting and financial reporting across Redditch Borough Council and Bromsgrove District Council.

This technical finance position requires strong local government accounting experience, excellent financial forecasting skills and a good understanding of treasury management.

Qualifications

• Fully or partly CCAB (or equivalent) status or AAT qualified.
• Experience in local government finance and financial reporting.
• Strong treasury management, cash flow forecasting and budgeting skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage Treasury Management for two councils including borrowing and investments.
• Maintain daily cash flow forecasts to ensure liquidity.
• Support CIPFA cash flow modelling for forecasting.
• Prepare Treasury budgets, accounts and Prudential indicators.
• Assist with annual final accounts and year-end close.
• Support capital budgets and outturn information.
• Maintain fixed asset and grants registers.
• Complete statutory returns for central government.
• Ensure accurate ledgers, reconciliations and compliance.
• Liaise with brokers, banks, auditors and managers.
• Provide technical financial advice and supervise apprentices.

Skills

CCAB or equivalent

AAT

Local government finance

Treasury management

Cash flow forecasting

Financial reporting

Excel modelling

Stakeholder communication

Team supervision

Education

AAT qualification

CCAB/Equivalent qualification

Tools

TechOne

Excel

Job description

Redditch Borough Council is seeking an experienced Technical Accountant to support its Finance and Corporate Resources team, with responsibility for Treasury Management, Capital Accounting and financial reporting across Redditch Borough Council and Bromsgrove District Council.

This technical finance position requires strong local government accounting experience, excellent financial forecasting skills and a good understanding of treasury management.