Are you an ACA/ACCA qualified Accountant seeking a move into the Public Sector? If so, our client is seeking a Financial Accountant to join their Operational Delivery team. The Financial Accountant will benefit from excellent civil service benefits, including, flexible working and free on-site parking. We are seeking an ACA/ACCA qualified individual who can demonstrate previous Financial Accounting experience within a large, complex organisation. The Financial Accountant needs to be able to exhibit the following skills;
• Proven ability of producing annual accounts meeting audit scrutiny.
• Proven record of applying modified historic cost accounting meeting audit scrutiny.
• Strong communication skills drafting and verbal; in particular an ability to describe technical issues to a non-technical audience.
• Significant experience of managing people and driving teams to deliver successful outcomes in a fast-paced environment, building a team and promoting continuous improvement.
• Able to set priorities, analysing and using evidence to evaluate options before arriving at well -reasoned justifiable decisions.
• Able to Communicate with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm, at senior level establishing a strong direction and a persuasive future vision.
• Experience in maintaining positive professional relations ships with a wide range of parties.
• Experience building capability within your team, focusing on continuous development for oneself, others and the organisation. Financial Accountant duties and responsibilities;
• Maintain control over financial accounting system data, resource and balance sheet expense code hierarchy, and accounting procedures to ensure monthly and annual accounts meet audit scrutiny.
• Produce monthly and annual accounts on a timely basis which meet audit scrutiny.
• Maintain knowledge of VAT legislation, maximising the recovery of VAT.
• Ensure the production of Whole of Government Accounts.
• Construct FSG and Discoverer Reports.
• Provide professional advice and assistance.
• Manage and develop staff.
• Maintain Continual Professional Development. Mon-Fri 37 hours per week with flexible working arrangements between 7:00am-7:00pm Fantastic opportunity offering family friendly working options, generous holiday entitlement of 25 days rising to 30 days after 5 years' service 9 public bank holidays. If this role is not quite right for you but know someone suitable, be sure to make use of our Candidate Referral Scheme . Bowen Eldridge Recruitment is acting as a Finance Recruitment Agency to recruit this role on behalf of a client.