At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide full-cycle financial support for budgeting, reporting, and grant management for the Families First Programme.
- Company: London Borough of Barking & Dagenham focuses on effective financial planning and compliance across various activities.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive pay package, generous annual leave, and access to discounts through the 'Wider Wallet' scheme.
- Other info: The position involves specialist responsibilities for the Families First Partnership Grant.
- Why this job: This role offers the chance to impact financial sustainability in children's care and support services.
- Qualifications: Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance with at least 1 year of finance experience.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham is looking to recruit a Service Accountant to support effective financial planning, modelling, monitoring and compliance support across revenue, capital and grant‑funded activity, including specialist responsibility for the Families First Partnership Grant and the financial sustainability of the Families First Partnership Programme (FFPP) and providing financial advice and support to the Director of Children Care & Support, Head of Finance and Programme Manager.
As a Service Accountant of the Families First Partnership Programme, the postholder will provide full‑cycle financial support across budgeting, reporting, audit, data analysis, modelling and operational processes, ensuring robust, compliant and forward‑looking financial management for the assigned service area. Specifically, the postholder will lead on specialist grant management and budget responsibilities for the Families First Programme, including multi‑year forecasting, financial modelling, statutory returns to the DfE and ensuring alignment to grant conditions. The postholder will co‑ordinate the quarterly and annual planning processes for the FFP Programme to ensure robust financial planning, accurate forecasting, early identification of pressures, risks and the timely submission of monitoring returns.
It will be essential for the successful candidate to have a bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field (merit or distinction) with at least 1 year finance experience or Part qualified Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) Accountant with at least 1 year finance experience, or fully AAT qualified (Level 4 - merit or distinction) with at least 2 years finance experience.
As an employer, we offer a competitive pay package that is fair, a decent pension for the future and employee benefits that make life just a little bit easier. Our staff benefits include a generous annual leave entitlement, LG pension scheme, learning & development, flexible working, employee support, support groups and 'Wider Wallet' scheme which enables staff to access discounts on many high street stores and local businesses and save money on theme parks, theatre, cinema and eating out. There are also travel and holiday discounts, and health plans.
Service Accountant employer: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Join London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, where you can benefit from a decent pension and flexible working arrangements. The team is dedicated to ensuring robust financial management for community-focused programmes, enhancing the lives of local families.
Contact Details:
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Recruitment Team
