Service Accountant

Salary - Grade GBP £52,269 to £54,360

Contract Type: Permanent

Contracted Hours: Full Time / Part Time - 36 hours per week

DBS Required: No

Department: Finance & Corporate Resources

Service: Finance

Closing date: 16/08/2026

Hackney is one of the most dynamic and progressive local authorities in the UK. We are a resilient, vibrant, and creative borough in the heart of London, with strong, diverse communities and a powerful set of shared values.

Over the past twenty years, the Council has built up first-class services, outstanding public infrastructure, and a reputation for excellence, innovation, and ambition. We are leading the way on essential work such as our fight for equity in Hackney with a particular focus on becoming an actively anti-racist borough. But the work doesn’t stop there; we are proactive in our approach to bringing fairness to all aspects of life including gender, neurodiversity and across the poverty divide.

As Service Accountant, you will operate from within one of the Directorate Financial Management teams and therefore play a key role in providing financial support to services and working with the Group Accountant to help set robust internal controls, all at a time of real economic challenge in the public sector. You will be proactive in providing high quality and informed financial advice at all levels to facilitate operational decision making – challenging and justifying decisions where necessary.

You will be responsible for ensuring the three main pillars of the annual budget cycle (budget setting, budget monitoring and closing of accounts) are completed for a range of services while working with service managers to get the job done. In return, we will provide you with the opportunity to rise to the challenge, develop your skills and progress your career within a vibrant and well-performing Council.

To join, you’ll need to be a qualified accountant, currently studying towards your professional qualifications, or have experience of working in an accounting environment within a large organisation. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to take a step into a finance role as part of a friendly, welcoming team.

As a Council, our most outstanding asset is our staff, who are highly dedicated to serving our residents and committed to our goals as an organisation.

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CVs.

Closing date for applications: 16 August 2026 (22.59)

Interview date: TBC

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently underrepresented in our workforce.