Deputy Chief Accountant

Overview

Deputy Chief Accountant - Enfield

New opportunity with Local Government. Requires previous experience in this environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production of the statutory Financial Statements, overseeing and linking up with the Corporate Accountants
• To ensure the Accounts are accounted for in line with IFRS and CIPFA's Code of Practice for Local Government Accounting
• To be a technical expert in Corporate Finance and provide specialist financial accounting advice to budget holders and officers in other parts of Finance to support decision-making
• To ensure all the technical notes are kept up to date to ensure business continuity and to allow officers to develop expertise in all areas across Corporate Finance
• To ensure that all key reconciliations and forecasts are updated in line with the Financial Regulations and with the timescales for quarterly accounts production

Experience Required / Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant
• Experience of a similar role with Local Government
• High levels of technical accounting knowledge
• Advanced levels of Excel and data manipulation
• Knowledge of council budgets, accounts production and group accounting
• Strong financial accounting skills (technical, not just management accounting)
• Great analytical and Excel skills - able to interpret complex financial data
• Confident communicator - can explain finance to councillors, directors, and non-finance people
• Advanced IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and experience with large finance systems
• Proven ability to give financial advice at senior level

Salary & Benefits

Salary Range: £55-65,000

Local Government benefits and a 36-hour working week