Services Accountant

Service Care Legal; Esher; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Services Accountant
Location: Surrey
Contract: Temporary (3-month initial)
Rate: £375.00 per day umbrella // £330.08 per day PAYE inclusive // £294.53 PAYE exclusive
Start Date: ASAP
*Hybrid Working - 2 days per week in office*
Contact: (url removed)

Job Description
Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in Surrey for a Services Accountant to join the team on a temporary basis. The postholder will be responsible for providing financial advice and support to the Housing, Leisure and Community Support Services for the Authority.

Main Responsibilities

1. Overseeing the budget performance, preparation of the final accounts, and financial advice to the Housing, Leisure and Community Support Services teams.
2. Support the development of the Council's rolling medium term financial strategy as the Council's financial advisor to those services within the postholder's responsibilities.
3. Prepare monthly revenue budget monitoring reports for budget managers within the postholder's areas of responsibility in accordance with approved timescales.
4. Prepare monthly and quarterly revenue and capital monitoring reports for inclusion within the Corporate Monitoring arrangements for presentation to the relevant Committee or Group.

Candidate Criteria

1. Qualified CCAB/CIMA Accountant or Part-Qualified Accountant with extensive experience.
2. Experience of accounting and budgeting processes and frameworks in a Local Authority finance environment.
3. Experience of housing, leisure or community services finance is highly desirable.
4. Experience of supporting the MTFS and providing financial advice to senior stakeholders.
5. Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team.

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on (phone number removed) or email (url removed).