Senior Accountant

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in the west of Scotland, is currently looking to recruit a Senior Accountant for an initial 14 month contract with option to extend on a rate of £24.97/day PAYE (35 hours per week). This role can be worked remotely or hybrid, with attendance required occasionally for meetings.
Responsibilities:
- To provide financial support and advice for medium and longer term financial planning for nominated service department.
- To support the nominated service department in both capital and revenue budget preparation and monitoring.
- Provide support to nominated service management team in effective use of financial resources.
- Financial performance reporting for nominated service department and support nominated service department in service reviews, efficiency improvements and cost reduction exercises.
- To support the Finance Manager in providing other corporate finance services, including tax management issues, financial accounting, including year-end accounts, treasury management and asset management.
Essential Skills:
- CCAB qualified accountant
- Experience of providing financial advice and preparing and monitoring budgets in a complex organisation.
- Experience of presenting financial information to senior managers.
- Preparation and monitoring of complex budgets.
- Competent in the use of MS Office, particularly Excel.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Involvement in preparation of annual accounts.
Desirable Skills:
- Experience of working within Local Government finance.
- Preparing information and reporting on financial performance
- Evidence of CPD
- Local government accounting and budgets.
- Use of Oracle Financials and Discoverer.
- Awareness of VAT issues affecting Local Government.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity, please get in touch.