Principal Accountant (Revenue & Capital)

Principal Accountant (Revenue & Capital)
Vacancy Ref: 7019500

Venn Group are currently recruiting for two fully qualified Principal Accountants to cover temporary assignments for a well-respected City Council in the South West.

This will be a home-based position to help to cover the busy year-end closedown period. We are looking for two experienced qualified accountants to assist in closing the Council’s statutory accounts. One post will assist with closing the revenue accounts, the other closing the their capital accounts

Location: South West (remote)

Duration: 3 months +

Rate: £500/day umbrella

IR35 status: Inside IR35

Responsibilities:

• Preparing final accounts and annual statutory accounts in accordance with relevant accounting and statutory requirements and liaising with the councils external auditors
• Undertaking financial evaluation of new policies and advising upon and implementing legislation and government circulars including:
  • the government’s business rates regime
  • accounting requirements in relation to the Collection Fund, and Council Tax setting
  • financial advice, support and guidance to service departments, material subsidiaries and Schools
  • Advising on the implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards for the council’s statutory accounts including supporting the maintaining the Asset Register

Essential experience: