Management Accountant Trowbridge, England
Job description
Summary
THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO WILTSHIRE COUNCIL EMPLOYEES, WILTSHIRE CARE EXPERIENCED YOUNG PEOPLE, AGENCY WORKERS AND SOCIAL CARE STUDENTS ON PLACEMENT WITH WILTSHIRE COUNCIL
Self-employed contractors and those employed by partner organisations are unable to apply for internal vacancies.
Wiltshire Council has an exciting opportunity for a Management Accountant to join its Finance Team which is responsible for the maintenance and development of the council’s financial records and production of the statement of accounts, budget monitoring and government returns.
LIVE WORK MANAGE
Based at County Hall, Trowbridge in our modern offices which are easily commutable from Bath and Bristol. Wiltshire Council offers excellent benefits as well as flexible working.
About the role
You will assist and support the Principal Accountants and Head of Finance to provide an efficient and effective finance service working with within a team that meets the customer and corporate needs. This role will focus on Capital, providing support to the council’s service managers particularly to those identified as high risk in terms of customer, political or financial impact. You will assist in the development of new systems for financial and performance management and provide management information in response to specific operational requests.
About you
You will be part qualified CCAB with relevant experience or have full AAT or equivalent qualification with relevant post qualification experience.
You will have proven experience of budget preparation and interpretation and have experience of technical accounting and control account reconciliations. With excellent analytical skills, experience of finance systems, IT and use of excel and data interrogation routines/applications.
Interview dates to be confirmed after shortlisting.
Where possible interviews are virtual, but due to the nature of this role interviews will be in person. Current public health advice is followed for candidate and employee safety.
