Interim Chief Accountant
- Recruiter
- Venn Group
- Location
- South East England, UK
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 12 Oct 2019
- Closes
- 10 Nov 2019
- Ref
- 1295606184
- Job role
- Chief accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
VENN GROUP
Chief Accountant - Projects & Closure
CE6/BBD/6892860
Main duties include:
Experience / qualifications required:
Please note, the hiring manager for this role will not consider candidates without recent and relevant experience working within a local authority environment.
If you meet the criteria above, and you are available at short notice, please reply with your up to date CV to Andrew Joy at Venn Group on
Chief Accountant - Projects & Closure
CE6/BBD/6892860
Main duties include:
- Determining and documenting consistent accounting policies for the Council in accordance with best practice, proper professional standards, and relevant codes of practice
- Ensuring their application throughout the Council by consulting with, instituting regular liaison with, and providing definitive guidance to all accountants
- Leading, managing, developing, informing and motivating employees of the Accountancy Division to ensure the timely delivery of cost-effective, continually improving corporate financial services to the organisation
- Contributing to the corporate management of the division in its role of developing and implementing policy, reviewing and monitoring operational and performance issues
- Planning, allocating and managing resources within the Accountancy section so that service delivery standards can be met
- Developing, maintaining and monitoring working practices and methods to ensure that these remain cost-effective, efficient, and economic, reflect best practice and provide equality of opportunity
- Resolving operational problems and issues as they arise, giving guidance to employees as appropriate
Experience / qualifications required:
- Closing upper tier accounts within a local authority
- Managing and motivating a multi-disciplinary team
- Financial and budget management experience
- Business planning experience
- Experience of using Civica financial systems would be highly beneficial, but is not essential
Please note, the hiring manager for this role will not consider candidates without recent and relevant experience working within a local authority environment.
If you meet the criteria above, and you are available at short notice, please reply with your up to date CV to Andrew Joy at Venn Group on
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