Senior Technical Accountant - Kelly Services : Job Details

Senior Technical Accountant - Temporary, Full Time (3 months)Inside IR35Location: Maldon (hybrid, flexible working options considered)Kelly Services are delighted to be looking to recruit a Senior Technical Accountant on a temporary basis for a major local employer.Key Accountability's

• Lead the closure of the clients' accounts and the preparation of the Statement of Accounts, ensuring that the Statement is prepared in accordance with the Accounts and Audit Regulations, relevant codes of practice, accounting panel advice, and the requirements of the external auditor. Manage the external audit process ensuring that audit queries are answered quickly and appropriately, minimising cost.
• Monitor all new legislation, regulation, and accounting standards, and working in collaboration with relevant officers and other stakeholders, analyse and advise on its impact and ensure its implementation where appropriate. This will include any new and/or changes to the financial standards as promoted by CIPFA.
• Determine and document consistent accounting policies in accordance with best practice, proper professional standards, and relevant codes of practice, ensuring their application by consulting with, instituting regular liaison with, and providing guidance to managers.
• Implement the current procedures to maintain control over accounting activity, such as balance sheet reconciliations, grant registers, and the asset register.
• Lead the management of treasury management activity, such as investments or borrowing and formulation of the treasury's strategy. Attend meetings with Treasury Advisors and feed back to the Lead Finance Specialist.
• Contribute to the management of the finance team in its role of developing and implementing policy, reviewing and monitoring operational and performance issues.
• Plan, secure, allocate and manage resources within the team so that service delivery standards can be met, including 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. Resolve operational problems and issues as they arise -giving guidance to employees as appropriate.
• Assist the Lead Finance Specialist to ensure that Section 151 responsibilities are discharged to ensure that proper and effective financial administration is maintained.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Significant experience and knowledge of practices / methodologies of financial accounting, specifically within a local government context
• Experience in dealing with year-end budgets is essential.
• Excellent working knowledge of legislation and developments in local government finance
• Proven ability to give sound advice and guidance on a wider range case, topics or issues.
• Proven experience of working with Finance systems including Sage

If you are interested, please apply immediately.KSLONDON

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