Lead Accountant *Re-opened*
Location
Walsall, West Midlands | United Kingdom
Job description
Interim Lead Accountant *Re-opened* Reference no: Walsall (HQ) TCL WC16461 Pay rate: £26.18 per hour PAYE Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours This opening assignment is for 6 months City: WALSALL, West Midlands Hybrid working, once a week in office and when there are business requirements A Lead Accountant is required to be responsible for delivering a first class, value for money financial service that meets the legal, financial and Council aims and objectives to meet customer requirements in accordance with Finance and Contract Procedure Rules. To deputise, in the absence of or in place of, the Deputy Head of Finance/Head of Finance or other managers where necessary and to provide high quality financial information to senior management up to and including Executive Directors to allow decision-making. To present financial information to a range of audiences, including contentious information to Scrutiny panels and other public meetings.
Key responsibilities:
- Independent appraisal of a range of new legislation, issues and guidelines, determining impact and devising action plans for implementation. This includes the production of prompt briefing notes to Deputy Head of Finance, Head of Finance, CFO, ADs, senior management boards and preparation of appropriate management and committee reports, liaison with Government Departments, NHS Walsall, Walsall Together, Walsall CCG and other partner agencies.
- Responsible for identifying risks and working with directorate management to manage financial risks relating to activities within all directorates supported.
- Ensure that finance actively manages and reports upon risk within the finance service and within the service areas and projects supported. Provide robust financial appraisal and cost benefit analysis for proposals to support decision making on a business case.
- Lead a team of staff responsible for providing proactive and independent support to directorates, including responsibility for liaison with service accounting / finance managers and planning of resource requirements.
- Deputise for senior finance managers as applicable including working with members, under the direction of senior finance staff.
- Meet the need for quality and dependable financial support for service accounting (ASC, Neighbourhood Services, Children's Services and Regeneration) including liaising with Executive Directors, Portfolio Holders and other key elected members and other stakeholders.
- Support the Deputy Head of Finance/Head of Finance in managing all aspects of service finance and in the overall final accounts function for the relevant services.
- Promote and ensure all applicable and appropriate financial practices, budgetary disciplines, regulations and performance standards are embedded into service accounting, grants and project plans and monitored effectively.
- Take an active lead in ensuring all processes, procedures and operations, financial and otherwise, promote Best Value, and link with performance management, and take responsibility within the finance service for the development of service financial support, by supporting and training other officers where necessary.
- Occasional working outside normal office hours to meet the needs of the service (e.g. meeting attendance, meeting deadlines etc).
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via [email protected] by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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