Senior Accountant

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced and highly motivated finance professional to join our Central Finance team with a focused responsibility for Capital and Treasury Accounting. This is a pivotal role where your work will support long-term strategic investments, high-value financial planning, and impactful service delivery.

Your main duties will include:

• Overall monitoring of the capital programme in conjunction with service accountants and reporting to senior management and members; monitoring of compliance with the Council’s governance arrangements for capital and external funding matters

• Providing technical advice on capital and treasury matters to service accountants and senior management across all service areas

• Management of the Treasury function including monitoring of cash flows, borrowing decisions, and investing surplus funds in accordance with the Treasury Strategy

• Production of statutory documents including Capital Strategy, Annual Treasury

• Management Policy, Annual Investment Strategy, Minimum Revenue Policy and submission of statutory returns

• To lead on all financial accounting aspects for Capital, Treasury and Leasing transactions

The ideal candidate will have following skills and experience:

• Qualified accountant (e.g. CIPFA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)

• Proven ability to develop and maintain trusted working relationships across departments

• Solid understanding of Local Government

• Capital and Treasury Accounting regulations (desirable)

• Ability to work to challenging deadlines while maintaining accuracy

• Commitment to professional and ethical financial standards

• Proactive, resourceful, and strategically minded approach

This role will be for 12 months initially working 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. Please apply today for immediate consideration.