Rate: £387.96 per day (flexible holiday pay options)
Contract: 12 months
Working Pattern: 37hrs, Monday to Friday
Hybrid Working: 2–3 days on site
The Role
Are you an experienced local government accountant with specialist Collection Fund expertise?
We’re supporting a large public sector organisation to recruit a Group Accountant to act as the lead specialist for Collection Fund accounting, statutory returns and technical financial reporting.
This role has arisen due to a secondment and offers the chance to work within a highly specialised technical finance team, supporting complex financial decision-making across a large and diverse authority.
You will take ownership of business rates and council tax accounting, surplus/deficit calculations, tax base processes, statutory returns, and year-end reporting. Working closely with Finance, Revenues & Benefits and external partners, you will provide specialist technical advice that ensures statutory compliance and supports medium-term financial planning.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the organisation’s Collection Fund accounting function, including debt impairment, appeal provisions, forecasting and surplus/deficit calculations.
- Prepare, validate and submit statutory returns including NNDR1, NNDR3, CTB1, CTR1 and WGA inputs.
- Provide specialist technical advice on Collection Fund legislation, business rates retention and council tax accounting, supporting senior finance officers and key stakeholders.
- Produce financial analysis, forecasts and reporting to support medium-term financial planning and statutory financial reporting.
- Lead responses to external audit queries, ensuring appropriate assurance and resolving technical issues.
- Coordinate cross-functional workstreams across Finance, Revenues & Benefits, preceptors and external partners to ensure timely and accurate delivery of statutory returns and year?end requirements.
- Represent the organisation at internal and external financial working groups, providing technical insight and supporting collaborative decision-making.
You Will Need
- CCAB qualified accountant (or equivalent experience) with strong technical accounting expertise.
- Significant experience of Collection Fund accounting, statutory returns and local authority financial reporting.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial information and provide clear advice to senior stakeholders.
- Experience of working with external audit, preparing supporting evidence and resolving technical audit queries.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to influence and support non financial audiences.
- Experience improving finance systems, processes or reporting frameworks.
- Ability to present financial information clearly to groups and varied audiences.
Job Ref: 5305775
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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Group Accountant (Financial) employer: Triumph Consultants Ltd
Triumph Consultants is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the heart of Greenwich. With a strong focus on community engagement and housing development, employees benefit from meaningful projects that directly impact local residents. The company fosters a collaborative culture, providing ample opportunities for professional growth and development while ensuring a supportive atmosphere for all team members.
