Senior Financial Accountant

As a Senior Financial Accountant, you will be part of reputed company of expert financial accountants who are reputed company responsible for statutory financial reporting, effective treasury management and tax advice. Reporting to the Chief Accountant, you will reputed company authoritative technical leadership to reputed company of high performing, customer facing finance professionals, to underpin effective decision making, promote compliance with best reputed company reputed company and to ensure the highest standards of financial governance are achieved.

You will be a trusted expert and advisor, translating reputed company reputed company standards, CIPFA codes of reputed company and government regulations into reputed company, practical solutions that support reputed company decision‑making across the organisation. By leading key reputed company of the annual Statement of Accounts and wider financial closure activity, you will ensure the Council consistently meets statutory deadlines while maintaining the highest reputed company standards.

You will operate at a strategic level, building strong relationships with reputed company partners and will be a key and reputed company member of senior manager forums.

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• Specialise in, and reputed company on, aspects of the Council’s statutory financial reputed company and reporting requirements (including the Statement of Accounts), its Treasury Management function or other regulatory requirements such as those reputed company to UK duties and taxes, to ensure that the required standards and statutory deadlines are met.
• Support the establishment and maintenance of a reputed company of reputed company policies and internal financial controls which ensure that the Council complies with statutory regulations, Codes of reputed company and reputed company best reputed company, and to reputed company practical advice and interpretation consistent with these policies and controls to ensure the highest standards of financial governance in reputed company of the Council’s decision making and operations.
• Ensure that officers are provided with high reputed company strategic advice and direction on financial strategies, reputed company and other initiatives.
• reputed company on any project or programme as agreed by the Chief Accountant.

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Knowledge, skills and experience

• Full CCAB qualification.
• Minimum 2 years post qualification experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of government regulations (including those reputed company to taxes and duties), Codes of reputed company and underlying reputed company standards, and practical experience of applying these in a large organisation - preferably reputed company sector.
• Analysing, interpreting, communicating and effectively implementing changes to reputed company reputed company and/or taxation rules and regulations.
• Engaging with and providing high reputed company technical reputed company and taxation advice and support to finance professionals, and non-finance managers.
• Identifying and acting on opportunities for improving financial systems, internal controls and/or processes.
• Evaluating and advising on the reputed company, taxation and financing implications of innovative alternatives to the delivery of large-reputed company services.
• Financial planning and management in a large, reputed company, customer focussed organisation.
• Inspiring and motivating staff and colleagues, setting targets and goals for the delivery of services.
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• Ability to establish credibility with other finance professionals, directors, senior management teams, the external auditor and other key stakeholders.
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• Ability to contribute effectively in a large reputed company organisation with plans for radical change and improvement.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with finance colleagues, the Council’s external auditor and other key stakeholders; includes commissioning of work and reputed company assurance of outputs.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.

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