Role: Senior Financial Accountant
Contract Length: 9 months with a possible option to extend
Location: Hybrid/Edinburgh - you may be required to visit this location when it is deemed necessary.
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £325-375 per day
Security Clearance: BPSS
About the Role
Spinwell is recruiting for a Senior Financial Accountant an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
Key Responsibilities
As an interim Senior Financial Accountant, you will lead the Financial Accounting Team in the production and delivery of the statutory financial reporting in the annual report and accounts (ARA), ensuring compliance with FReM, SPFM and other relevant statutory reporting requirements. You will act as the organisation’s primary technical accounting specialist, providing expert advice on complex financial reporting matters including capital accounting, VAT, accounting policy and regulatory compliance matters. You will also be responsible for maintaining the capital accounting framework and fixed asset register, managing relationships with external audit and Scottish Government stakeholders, and supporting the wider finance team’s delivery of the year-end financial outturn position. As line manager to an Assistant Financial Accountant working towards qualification, you will develop the technical capability of the Financial Accounting Team whilst working collaboratively across the wider finance function to ensure high-quality, accurate financial reporting and strong financial governance
Essential Skills and Experience
Leading and communicating
Experience of managing a team, with the ability to communicate complex issues simply and effectively to a range of audiences
Collaborating and partnering
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate the strategic implications of complex financial issues
Analysis and making effective decisions
Strong analytical skills - able to provide constructive challenge, identify opportunities for improving and streamlining processes, and encouraging colleagues to think innovatively in order to make improvements.
Delivering value for money
Demonstrates a commercial, financial and sustainable mind set to ensure all activities and services deliver added value. Works collaboratively to ensure that client delivers its strategic outcomes within the resources available.
Delivering a quality service
Ability to work across teams, planning and driving forward longer term work whilst managing shorter term demands to deliver to deadlines, and leading teams to deliver high-quality outputs under pressure.
Demonstrating commitment and drive
Adaptable and willing to review role and priorities to meet the current and future needs of the organisation. Demonstrable ability to think strategically about financial management issues.
Technical Skills
- Qualified with Membership of a CCAB professional body (or UK equivalent).
- Experience of delivering an audited set of statutory accounts
- Very competent in the use of finance systems
- Highly proficient in use of Microsoft Excel.
Desirable Skills and Experience
- Strong technical accounting knowledge (IFRS) with knowledge of FreM, SPFM and Consolidated Budgeting Guidance highly desirable.
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