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We are working with a District Council in the West Midlands who require the assistance of a Senior Management Accountant, see below for more details:

Details:

Start: ASAP

Rate: Negotiable day rate (Inside IR35)

Hybrid Working

Role Responsibilities:

• Actively support the Financial Services Manager and Head of Finance and Customer Services in their section 151 duties for the Council
• Manage the day to day treasury and insurance activities of the council, as well as support the development of the council treasury strategy
• Responsibility for supporting the Council setting an accurate budget, including the reconciliation within the general ledger system
• Provide information to enable the section 151 officer to complete the statutory resolution
• Production of the HRA rent setting report, and ensure that the rent setting process is correctly followed
• Contribute to the medium term financial planning ensuring it meets the requirements of the Council's Financial Strategy
• Manage the treasury function of the council
• Manage the insurance department as well as ensuring the council is aware of its responsibilities from an insurance perspective

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Experience of local authority accounting
• Understanding of principles of accounting within the public sector
• Experience of working with budget and service manager and linking operational and financial data to financial planning and management
• Experience of completing grant claims and statutory and statistical returns
• Experience of compiling revenue and/or capital budgets
• Substantial knowledge and experience of requirements of Internal and External Audit