Senior Financial Accountant
- Employer
- Page Personnel
- Location
- England, Staffordshire, Burton-On-Trent
- Salary
- £33800 - £36900 per annum
- Closing date
- May 23, 2019
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- Job Role
- Financial Accountant
- Sector
- Public Administration & Regulation
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
This is a fantastic opportunity for a part-qualified or QBE candidate with financial accounting experience to take a step up into a Senior Financial Accountant position. Our client offers a fantastic working environment, a work-life balance and competitive benefits.
Client Details
Our client is a large, well established and stable public sector organisation. It's head office is based south of Burton-on-Trent.
Description
The Senior Financial Accountant will be reporting into the Head of Finance and will be working in a finance team of c. 12. Duties will include, but will not be limited to:
- Managing a team of 3 in accounts payable and receivable, which would include appraisals, guidance and training
- Monitor capital expenditure against budgets and targets and provide commentary to highlight variances
- Assist in the preparation of the annual accounts
- Complete statutory claim forms
- Attend committee and public meetings to provide expert advice and guidance
- Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Assist with insurance management, which involves business partnering HR and Health and Safety
- Producing VAT returns and advising budget managers on VAT implications
- Ensuring departments are complying with Financial Regulations
Profile
To apply for this role you do not need previous experience of all of the above duties, as training will be provided. However, you must have experience of financial accounting - specifically the following areas:
- fixed asset register
- capital expenditure
- balance sheet work
- accounts payable and accounts receiveable
You will ideally have supervised or managed a team, but this is not essential. You will ideally be studying an accounting qualification, but again this is not essential. Our client is keen to receive applications from individuals who have worked in the public and/or private sector.
Job Offer
This is a great opportunity to progress your career and take it to the next level. Our client is offering a competitive salary, between £33,800, 36,900 and the following benefits:
- 29 days holiday plus statutory days
- competitive pension contribution
- flexible working hours
Company
When it comes to recruiting and placing part qualified (PQ) accountants and transactional finance candidates, Page Personnel gets the job done. We have 200 specialist recruitment consultants who know the finance market inside out and can help you to find the right role or the right candidate for your specific requirements. As part of a network of 21 countries we’re also able to offer global insight and access to international candidates.
We maintain close links with institutions like CIMA and ACCA, so it’s a market we fully understand. Our expertise also extends to areas like credit control, accounts payable and payroll and graduate recruitment.
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