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Triumph Consultants are looking for a Principal Accountant to support the Council’s financial management, including budget preparation and monitoring, final accounts, statutory returns and senior financial advice. Contract is for 2 months in Warwickshire CV32 7NP.

Pay Rate: £28.62 per hour PAYE

Location: Warwickshire CV32 7NP

On-site

Key requirements:

• CCAB qualified accountant with at least 3 years’ relevant post-qualification public sector finance experience, or significant public sector experience with Senior AAT/part-qualified CCAB.
• Strong knowledge of local government finance, accounting codes, legislation and regulations.
• Confident using financial management systems and creating/managing complex spreadsheets.
• Experience working with senior officers, Members, external organisations and External Audit.
• Able to manage competing priorities, work independently and deliver accurate work to strict deadlines.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the preparation, monitoring and reporting of Council budgets, ensuring statutory and financial requirements are met.
• Produce the annual Statement of Accounts and high-quality audit working papers within statutory deadlines.
• Provide senior financial advice to Members and officers, including the financial implications of proposals and decisions.
• Support statutory returns, grant claims and specialist areas such as treasury/capital, revenue budgets, housing accounts, financial systems or projects.
• Help develop financial systems and processes, manage relevant staff and deputise for the Strategic Finance Manager when required.

Reference: 5306219

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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