Job description
We are working with a District Council in the West Midlands who require the assistance of a Technical Accountant on a Hybrid basis to:
- To support in the maintenance of key accounting records for including the register of fixed assets
- To prepare the Final Accounts
Details:
Start: ASAP Hybrid Working
Rate: Negotiable day rate (Inside IR35)
Role Responsibilities:
- Support the Business Support Accountant in the preparation of outturn information and variance analysis for inclusion in the Statement of Accounts
- Prepare the Collection Fund accounts for the district council
- co-ordinate the capital and revenue bids and budgets
- Complete the Revenue outturn and other statistical returns for submission to central government
- Provide the financial information required for the Council Tax leaflet and Annual Report
- Liaise with Internal and External Audit as required
The ideal candidate will have/be:
- Experience of local authority accounting
- Fully CCAB qualified
- Working knowledge of Cedar and/or Agresso or similar
- Experience of budget preparation
- Experience of final accounts closedown