Description
Financial Accountant - London up to £400 per day
Evodia are currently recruiting for a Financial Accountant on behalf of our Government client. This is an initial 3-month contract offering up to £400 per day based in central London.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Build understanding of the two accounting systems used to prepare the accounts and maintain high levels of integrity of that data;
- Build understanding of the data tool used to capture financial information from Partner Organisations;
- Engage effectively with the rest of finance, the core Department and external Partner Organisations within the Group;
- Ensure that all the technical aspects of the accounts production process are consistent with HM Treasury guidance and specifically the requirements of the Financial Reporting Manual (FReM);
- Provide technical accounting advice and guidance to a variety of stakeholders around the Department;
- Maintain the Clear Line of Sight between Parliamentary Estimates, the accounting records and the Resource Accounts (Statement of Parliamentary Supply);
- Where appropriate, liaise with HM Treasury colleagues on technical issues and cross Whitehall accountancy issues;
- Provide Boundary and classification advice;
- Prepare accounts and financial statements for BEIS minor bodies;
- Collaborate with the wider finance community within BEIS to mitigate accounting risks, working to mitigate these risks so that the Departmental Accounts are free of material errors;
- Engage with the external auditors, the National Audit Office (NAO), to ensure that the audit process runs smoothly;
- Manage the delivery of the NAO interim and final audits to the agreed audit timetable ensuring that key milestones within it are met.
Experience
- Preparation or audit of Central Government/public sector set of accounts;
- Significant experience of International Financial Reporting Standards;
- Strong technical accounting skills; Excellent Excel skills;
- Strong internal control and compliance skills;
- Knowledge or willingness to learn about operating with an Oracle based RM system in a shared service environment.
- Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIPFA or CIMA);
This contract is deemed Inside IR35 regulations.