Senior Accountant

Are you looking for the next challenge in your career as an Accountant? Do you understand the complexities of financial and accounting regulations? Can you help managers with financial planning? This could be the role for you Senior Accountant Responsibilities: - To help support the organisation to meet its goals and achieve the outcomes of our medium term financial plan. - To build good relationships, providing support and advice across the core financial cycle of budget setting budget monitoring and closing of the accounts. Senior Accountant Requirements: - CCAB qualified. - In depth knowledge of accounting and financial management regulations and practice. - Proactive and solution focused. - Able to explain complex information in a user friendly way to ensure managers understand their budgetary responsibilities. - Motivated and flexible in your approach, you will play a key role in driving the finance team forward for the provision of seamless support to our customers. What we offer in return… Recently gaining accreditation as a CIPFA Platinum Employer, we are committed to investing and developing our team, making this a great time to join us on this journey and help shape the high quality service provided to residents, businesses and visitors to Rutland. Work that makes a difference to people’s lives within this beautiful county, in addition to structured salary reviews, local government pension scheme, discounted access to ‘Active Rutland’ keep fit activities and Flexi-Time to name just a few About Rutland County Council: We act as ‘One Council’ in all we do, with each of us working together in the most effective way to meet the needs of our customers every day – if you share this ethos then we really want to hear from you… Rutland County Council is committed to Equality and Diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Everyone at Rutland County Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults and for ensuring that they are protected from harm. Location: Oakham, Rutland Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 37 hours per week Salary: £39,782 to £41,675 per annum Closing date: 14 April 2020 Interview date: week commencing 27 April 2020 You may have experience of the following: Senior Accountant, Management Accountant, CCAB, Financial Accountant, Qualified Accountant, Auditing, Financial Accounting, Accountant, Reporting Accountant, Financial Controller, etc. Ref: 92747