Public Sector Financial Reporting Assistant Manager

Public Sector Financial Reporting Assistant Manager

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Job Description:

Public Sector Financial Reporting Team – Assistant Manager

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our successful Public Sector team in what is an exciting role in our Public Sector Financial Reporting team.

Our successful Public Sector Financial Reporting team provides training, guidance, technical assistance and quality assurance to support the UK’s largest public sector external audit practice to deliver high quality audits which provide assurance to the public and wider stakeholders and add value to the public sector organisations we work with.

This role gives the successful candidate the opportunity to utilise their financial reporting and accounting knowledge to directly support audit teams deliver quality audits.

A look into the role

The role as an Assistant Manager working in our Public Sector Financial Reporting (FR) team will provide you with the opportunity to support the quality of our audits and support engagement teams with some of the challenges they face.

• Critically review draft public sector financial statements to support audit teams and manage risk
• Draft responses, and act as consultee, on complex or unique financial reporting queries
• Assist with the drafting of internal guidance and training materials
• Support presenters in connection with both internal and external events
• Assist with drafting responses to technical consultations
• Keep up to date with current professional debates
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with our audit teams
• Work closely with your colleagues in our Financial Reporting and Accounting Support and Audit Quality teams

Knowing you’re right for us

Joining us as an Assistant Manager, the minimum criteria you will need is:

• Professional Accounting qualification (CIPFA, ACA, ICAS, CA or ACCA)
• Post qualification experience either in the delivery of External Audit to Local Authorities and Health bodies or from within a Local Government or Health finance function
• Excellent grasp of IFRS accounting standards and their implementation in the public sector to respond to client accounting queries.
• Excellent knowledge of financial reporting in the public sector.
• Project management experience

The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.

We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be.