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Chief Accountant
- Norwich, Norfolk
- £40,000 - £48,000 per annum
- 7 applications
- Job type: Permanent, full-time
- Date:
- Reference: 21074676
Organisation Description
Reed Finance are currently sourcing candidates for the position of Chief Accountant.
Reporting into the newly appointed Head of Finance you will be able to utilise your experience joining a developing finance team and offer assistance and guidance where appropriate.
Job Description
Main duties:
• To effectively organise, manage, co-ordinate and control the Finance section.
• To ensure that all staff within the section are effectively managed in accordance with the HR strategies, including appraisals and to ensure the development of staff to deliver and promote the excellence in all areas of operation through engagement, innovation, systems thinking, communications and customer focus.
• To monitor developments in accountancy practice and where necessary to ensure application locally.
• To assist with the preparation of the budget and in year monitoring (per Financial Procedures) including control account reconciliations.
• Oversee and provide support to the Accountancy Manager in the preparation of Statutory Accounts to ensure the latest Code of Practice requirements are met within agreed timescales and liaise with External Audit.
• Monitoring of internal audit contractor.
• Payment of creditors, sundry debtor collection and cashiers/cheque processing(subject to the outcome of a management review)
• Provide financial advice to Head of Service/Budget Managers.
• To oversee treasury/cash management, bank reconciliations, risk management/insurance cover, ledger system integrity and software development.
• Preparation of revenue and capital estimates and monitoring of budgets, including the preparation and presentation of reports to Cabinet and other appropriate Member Forums.
• To provide high quality financial support and advice to service departments, consistent with the strategies and policies and Accountancy and Audit Regulations.
• To undertake project work as directed by the Head of Finance
Person Specification
Successful candidates for this position will be qualified accountants ideally CIPFA though my client is open on this.
Your CV should have a bias towards local and district government therefore an understanding of the implications that being in this environment will have on finance is essential.
In the first instance please submit your CV to Will.Palgrave-Moore@reedglobal.com
Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited is an employment agency and employment business
Reed Finance are currently sourcing candidates for the position of Chief Accountant.
Reporting into the newly appointed Head of Finance you will be able to utilise your experience joining a developing finance team and offer assistance and guidance where appropriate.
Job Description
Main duties:
• To effectively organise, manage, co-ordinate and control the Finance section.
• To ensure that all staff within the section are effectively managed in accordance with the HR strategies, including appraisals and to ensure the development of staff to deliver and promote the excellence in all areas of operation through engagement, innovation, systems thinking, communications and customer focus.
• To monitor developments in accountancy practice and where necessary to ensure application locally.
• To assist with the preparation of the budget and in year monitoring (per Financial Procedures) including control account reconciliations.
• Oversee and provide support to the Accountancy Manager in the preparation of Statutory Accounts to ensure the latest Code of Practice requirements are met within agreed timescales and liaise with External Audit.
• Monitoring of internal audit contractor.
• Payment of creditors, sundry debtor collection and cashiers/cheque processing(subject to the outcome of a management review)
• Provide financial advice to Head of Service/Budget Managers.
• To oversee treasury/cash management, bank reconciliations, risk management/insurance cover, ledger system integrity and software development.
• Preparation of revenue and capital estimates and monitoring of budgets, including the preparation and presentation of reports to Cabinet and other appropriate Member Forums.
• To provide high quality financial support and advice to service departments, consistent with the strategies and policies and Accountancy and Audit Regulations.
• To undertake project work as directed by the Head of Finance
Person Specification
Successful candidates for this position will be qualified accountants ideally CIPFA though my client is open on this.
Your CV should have a bias towards local and district government therefore an understanding of the implications that being in this environment will have on finance is essential.
In the first instance please submit your CV to Will.Palgrave-Moore@reedglobal.com
Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited is an employment agency and employment business
