Description
Senior Management Accountant - CCAB Qualified, Local Government or Public Sector experience Essential - Buckinghamshire.
Essential Experience, Qualifications & Skills:-
- Must have worked for a Local Authority (Local Government) or Public Sector
- Must be CCAB Qualified (or CIMA Fully Qualified)
- Up to date knowledge of accounting best practice and processes:
- o CCAB Qualified, with relevant post qualification experience and evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- o Ability to analyse and interpret complex financial data and present to non-financial managers
- o Excellent Analytical skills
- o Effective communication skills
- o Ability to work under own initiative
- o Experience of supporting non-financial managers to manage their budgets
- o Good spreadsheet skills
Job Purpose
- To provide support, advice and guidance to Heads of Service and Senior Managers on the financial implications of major service developments, including major procurement exercises, service planning and budget management issues, both revenue and capital
- Provide technical and professional advice to elected members, Strategic Directors, Heads of Service and other officers within the Council.
Job Context
- Operate flexibly within the Centre of Expertise in supporting organisational priorities,
- Supervisory responsibilities (ie 1 to 1's and appraisals) for allocated management accountants,
- Participate proactively in the regular review of the priorities and workloads of the Centre of Expertise team, facilitating the redistribution of work to alleviate work pressures and provide team member and personal development opportunities,
- Provide professional financial advice, support and guidance to members, Strategic Directors, Heads of Service and other officers within the Council,
- Ensure effective budget management through facilitating the accurate reporting of forecast budget and project outturn positions by cost centre managers, project managers and Heads of Service on a risk basis,
- Contribute to the Closure of Accounts ensuring that relevant working papers, grant returns and statistical returns are quality reviewed,
- Facilitate the accurate completion of Medium Term Planning templates by Heads of Service, quality assuring the submissions to ensure that the proposals are achievable within the timescales given,
- Lead on providing financial support on service developments and procurements, liaising with the Project Team Manager to ensure that consistent advice is given to our customers,
- Undertake benchmarking and financial analysis to support the decision making process for the organisation,
- Support other work commissioned from the Centre of Expertise as required.