Accountant

Our Public Sector Client is looking for an experienced Financial Accountant, ideally with local government experience, to support them for at least 6 months through the year end and audit processes. Location: Leicester Pay Rate: £21.89ph – £23.58ph Hybrid working, with every Wednesday in the office as a minimum, with extra days possible to suit business needs. There is the option to go temp-to-perm in this role. Main Responsibilities: * Provide financial and other information/advice to agreed timescales. * Complete and submit statistical information, specialist support and returns as appropriate. * Prepare the statutory accounts and lead the year end planning process including delivering of training on yearend processes * Be a key contact for the external auditors and ensure that audit responses are accurate and completed within agreed timescales. * Support the process to review balance sheet reconciliations Essential: * Hands on experience of preparing statutory year end accounts for a minimum of 3 years * Experience of planning and leading a year end closedown through to audit conclusion * Experience of resolving audit queries * Experience of maintain a changes log, with journal entries, and preparing a final set of accounts * Advanced excel skills * Ability to own the numbers and drive progress * CCAB qualified (QBE considered for exceptional candidate) Desirable * Local government experience * CIPFA qualified * Experience of staff management * Experience of completing local government statistical returns