Role: Service Accountant REF 136880
Contract Length: Until 04/12/26
Location: Hackney
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £400 per day
Spinwell is recruiting for a Service Accountant for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SERVICE ACCOUNTANT
The postholder will provide high quality, user-focussed and proactive financial support and challenge to a range of service areas in managing their finances and delivering the efficiency programme, along with accurate and timely information to support budget-setting, budget monitoring and accounts closure.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE SERVICE ACCOUNTANT
Technical Experience/skills/knowledge
- Experience of working in a customer focused management accounting environment
- Experience of cost centre management across budget setting, budget monitoring and accounts closing (capital and revenue)
- Experience of working with budget holders and providing a service to clients
- Advanced spreadsheet skills
- An understanding of local government finance and local government services
- Experience of working on your own initiative, but with the judgement to identify issues which need to be referred upwards for guidance in order to minimise risk to the organisation
Qualification
- Fully qualified AAT or part qualified CCAB and / or experience of working in an accounting environment within a large organisation
Accountability
- Accountable for the provision of high quality financial information and advice to relevant stakeholders (budget holders, peers, senior management, the public)
- Must ensure that financial information is prepared taking into account relevant accounting rules, principles and/or codes
- Accountable for managing and maintaining positive working relationships across the Council and externally, and progressing the interests of Hackney.
Delivery
- Experience of delivering accurate information within necessary timescales
Decision making
- Ability to make decisions through the analysis of relevant information and risk assessment
- Ability to assist budget holders in making appropriate operational decisions through the provision of the appropriate financial information
- Ability to make decisions that demonstrate commitment to the Council’s vision for a better Hackney
Working Together
- Experience of cross organisational working, taking into account others views and that harnesses the benefits of having a diverse workforce.
- Experience of developing teams that takes account of the needs of diverse stakeholder groups.
- Experience of working with, and ability to explain complex financial information to, a wide range of stakeholders
- Experience of building positive relationships with a range of both internal and external stakeholders, understands political drivers and the role of Members
If you are a Service Accountant, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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