Accountant (Financial) - Level 11-13
Position: Accountant (Financial) - Level 11-13
Location: Civic Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1RN
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: Until 31 March 2027
Working Hours: 37 hours per week, 8:30 am-5:00 pm
Pay Rate: Up to £21.65 per hour
Job Reference: 5308162
Job Responsibilities
- Review financial information, analyse data and carry out financial assessments.
- Manage asset accounting, including revaluations, enhancements and depreciation.
- Clear outstanding reconciliations and resolve financial queries.
- Prepare group accounts, supporting working papers and notes to the accounts.
- Manage lease accounting and ensure compliance with IFRS 16 requirements.
- Liaise with external auditors, respond to queries and provide supporting documentation through the relevant portal within agreed deadlines.
- Prepare capital grant summaries and allocate funding to capital programmes.
- Support day-to-day treasury management activities.
Person Specification
Must-Have Requirements
- Experience in financial accounting and analytical review.
- Practical knowledge of asset accounting, including revaluations, enhancements and depreciation.
- Experience managing reconciliations and resolving financial queries.
- Knowledge of group accounts preparation and financial reporting.
- Understanding of lease accounting and IFRS 16 compliance.
- Experience preparing financial statements, supporting working papers and audit documentation.
- Ability to prepare capital grant summaries and manage funding allocations.
- Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills.
- Eligibility to work in the UK, with relevant qualifications and professional registrations verified where required.
Nice-to-Have Requirements
- Experience working in a local authority or public sector finance environment.
- Experience supporting treasury management.
- Familiarity with external audit processes and financial reporting requirements in the public sector.
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