Deputy Chief Accountant

This role, working alongside the existing Deputy Chief Accountant, is to deliver the Council’s annual Statement of Accounts, ensure effective accounting controls and liaise with the Council’s external auditors. You will be expected to support the Chief Accountant in any aspect of corporate finance and provide resilience across the team, whilst specifically supporting and guiding in the areas of Technical Accounting, Fixed Assets and Taxation.

The Deputy Chief Accountant will report to the Chief Accountant and will support on a range of areas within Corporate Accountancy team

• Supporting on specific financial accounting areas such as Financial Statements, Balance Sheet Reconciliations & Monitoring, reviewing and challenging financial controls and associated processes, and providing financial guidance and support to services across the Council.

• Liaising with council’s external auditors and maintaining the relationship between auditors and wider finance team.

• Taking ownership of specific finance processes to ensure all officers are appropriately trained able to carry out these processes in a consistent and efficient manner.

• Ensure that the areas of the Accounts for which the officer is responsible for is accounted for in line with Internal Financing Reporting Standards and CIPFA’s Code of Practice for Local Government Accounting.

• Pro-Actively seek opportunities to improve the financial support the service provides to the Council.

This role will offer an opportunity to gain valuable experience and a sound understanding of the Council’s technical accounting processes and procedures, leading to effective financial controls and the production of the Statement of Accounts. This is an excellent role for an ambitious individual who likes challenges, is self-motivated and wants to use their financial skills to add value., The successful candidate would need to be a fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant with strong Excel and analytical skills. They would need to be experienced in the closure of accounts, audit and have sound technical accounting skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are also essential in order to deal with staff at all levels both within the Council and from outside organisations.

Why it’s great to work for Enfield Council :

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

• Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.

• A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.

• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.

• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.

• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.

• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.

• 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Jasjit Darcy on [email protected] for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the team.

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