Accountant/AAT/Local Authority/Council/Cheshire/Contract/£16 per hour

accountant/AAT/local authority/council/cheshire/contract/£16 per hour

JOB ROLE

My client is a local council looking for an experienced accountant to provide financial support in respect of a defined element of the Council's activities, ensuring effective management through direct participation in, or control and review of a range of financial, administration and accounting tasks.  

The role will be working within one of two areas in which will be decided based on your own experience, one of which is in children and young peoples services.

DUTIES

- Provide support to senior managers in the preparation of Service plans, capital programmes and revenue budgets.
- Monitor performance against capital and revenue budgets and Service plans.
- Maintain and report on financial systems
- Prepare, collate and analyse financial and performance information for Service and corporate managers
- Identify areas of potential financial risk to ensure that these can be investigated and appropriately reflected in business plans
- Supervise the work of accountancy and clerical assistants within the team and other staff allocated from time to time

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

ESSENTIAL

- Qualified accountant
- Local authority experience is essential
- Post qualified
- Strong IT experience/literate
- Experience holding meeting and dealing with managers
- AAT qualified

DESIRABLE

- CIMA qualified
- Experience in children and young people services
- Experience working with oracle

accountant/AAT/local authority/council/cheshire/contract/£16 per hour

IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE THE REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE PLEASE CONTACT NATHAN GIBBONS

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