Capital Accountant - Financial Services

What's involved with this role: Interim Capital Accountant - Financial Services Warwick Key Requirements:

• A CCAB qualified accountant, with relevant post-qualifying experience (minimum of 3 years) in a public sector finance department or significant relevant experience within a public sector finance department.
• Experience of high-level relationships such as senior officers, Members, outside organisations at Meetings and Working Groups.
• A detailed knowledge and understanding of computer based financial management systems and software applications e.g. General Ledger.
• Proven ability to interpret and implement the legislative Codes of Practice pertaining to Local Government Finance.
• Extensive knowledge of and ability to create, develop and manage complex spreadsheets.
• Full driving licence and access to a car for work purposes desirable.

The successful candidate will support the Head of Finance in the overall management of the council's Finances and assist the Strategic Finance.Key Responsibilities:

• Play a key role in designing implementing and controlling processes to prepare, report and monitor the Council's budgets. Thus, ensuring expenditure, income levels, and Council Tax/Housing Rents/Capital Financing be determined by the Council in accordance with current legislation requirements, financial constraints, and statutory returns.
• Manager in the management of the Accountancy Division, deputising as necessary.
• Responsible for the accurate completion of statutory returns and grant claims by the statutory deadlines, in accordance with standard accounting practices.
• Responsible for the production of the Council's Final Accounts within agreed timetables and strict statutory deadlines.
• Interpreting and implementing the implications of any changes to the accounting standards required to prepare the annual Statement of Accounts.
• Advising the Head of Finance and Strategic Finance Manager on these.
• Design, compile and produce the Statements of Accounts, in accordance with the statutory accounting standards.
• Design, produce and continually enhance detailed working papers, to the highest standards required by external audit.
• Secure the completeness and accuracy of all the information disclosed to external audit's satisfaction so as to achieve an unqualified audit opinion within statutory deadlines.
• Play a key role in the development of accounting and budgetary systems in order to enhance the provision of financial services as a support service and strengthen the financial management of the Council. Lead on various system upgrades etc. as required.
• In conjunction with other Senior Finance Officers, provide a first point of contact with Central Government and other external organisations, such as the External Auditors, and major suppliers e.g. the Council's Bank and key Software Suppliers.

Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, or who can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states, in broad terms, where you reside - there is no need for a full address.Please feel free to apply to us direct via by quoting the job reference and exact job title.If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please