Lead Capital Accountant

We are currently working with a Local Authority in the South West who are looking to recruit an Accountant to deliver the corporate financial functions required to run a successful organisation. 

Job:Accountant – Capital  

Duration: 6 months initial sign off   

Rate:£400-£500 per day via Umbrella Company, Inside IR35 

Site presence: Preference would be 2 dpw on-site but will review candidates seeking 1 dpw on-site 

Responsibilities 

·        Be the lead accountant for the provision of financial advice and technical support, including:  

·        Produce the annual budgets and support in respect of annual business plans and medium term financial plans 

·        Support the production of the Final Accounts 

·        Statutory returns 

·        Treasury management and bank liaison 

·        External Audit liaison  

·        Capital financing 

·        Assist with General Fund capital programme, maintenance of Council asset register, lease accounting, treasury management, banking, Section 106 receipts, Community Infrastructure Levy and VAT  

·        Assist with benchmarking exercises, project evaluations, company financial appraisals within agreed timescales  

·        Manage strategic, corporate and unit projects as required within agreed timescales 

Requirement  

·        Must have experience working within a Local Authority 

·        A qualified accountant (e.g. CIPFA, CCAB, ACCA etc), with significant knowledge, skills and experience of working in a finance team

If you’re interested, please send through an up-to-date CV to obournes@venngroup.com then a member of the team will call you to discuss further. If you haven't heard from a member of the team within 48 hours, please assume you have not ben successful in this instance.