Assistant Financial Accountant

Role: Assistant Financial Accountant

Organisation: Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Location: Stoke-on-Trent | hybrid working

Type: Permanent

Salary: £27,711 – £37,938 (Pay award pending)

About the Assistant Financial Accountant opportunity:

Sellick Partnership is pleased to be working in partnership with a well-respected and long-standing Local Authority client in the West Midlands. We are supporting Stoke-on-Trent City Council exclusively with the recruitment for a permanent Assistant Financial Accountant to join their finance team. This role comes with a competitive salary of between £27,711 – £37,938 and offers hybrid working to suit your work-life balance.

Purpose of the Assistant Financial Accountant opportunity:

• To support the delivery of an integrated, robust financial planning process.
• To support the provision of high-quality, accurate, relevant and timely monitoring and forecasting information.
• Provide financial advice and guidance to stakeholders.

Key duties and responsibilities of the Assistant Financial Accountant will include:

• Support statutory reporting processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Assist the financial accountant in treasury management activities.
• To provide effective financial and accounting analysis.
• To provide analysis and financial advice to stakeholders.
• To contribute towards the delivery of the council's statutory Statement of Accounts.
• Support taxation activities, ensuring compliance and optimizing tax strategies.
• Help drive improvements in the financial control environment, identifying and mitigating risks.
• Delivering statutory financial accounts and working with external auditors.

Required experience of the Assistant Financial Accountant:

• AAT qualified (or equivalent) with a solid foundation in financial processes and systems.
• Proven experience within accounting and budgetary control.
• Strong technical experience.

Benefits alongside the Assistant Financial Accountant role will include:

• Generous annual leave: 28 days, which increases to 33 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays.
• Excellent Local Authority pension scheme.
• Hybrid working arrangements: flexible to suit your work-life balance and commitments.
• Family-friendly policies: excellent maternity/paternity/adoption leave.
• Employee perks: access to a wide range of online discount schemes.
• Continuous learning: ongoing development opportunities for your personal and professional development.

How to apply for the Assistant Financial Accountant position:

To find out more about working for Stoke-on-Trent City Council, or to apply for the Assistant Financial Accountant role, visit our dedicated microsite: https://stoke-recruitment.sellickpartnership.co.uk. Alternatively, you can contact Adam Rouse in the Sellick Partnership Derby office for a confidential chat.

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