AccountantLocal Authority LeicesterLeicester basedHybrid Working Role - Wednesday required in the office as a minimum.6 Month Contract (Potentially temp to perm)Monday to Friday 09:00-17:0037 Hours per week£24ph UmbrellaWe need an experienced Financial Accountant, ideally with local government experience, to support us for at least 6 months through the year end and audit processes. To ensure that financial information remains accurate and compliant with accounting regulations. Play a key role in the preparation of the annual statutory accounts production including liaising with external auditors. Provide specialist financial advice and support to internal and external customers. Also provide decisive and effective leadership to the team in line with the council's 'Vision & Values' and 'Leadership Qualities' that enables them to do their best work resulting in high levels of people and organisational performance.Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Provide financial and other information/advice to agreed timescales.
Complete and submit statistical information, specialist support and returns as appropriate.
Prepare the statutory accounts and lead the year end planning process including delivering of training on yearend processes
Be a key contact for the external auditors and ensure that audit responses are accurate and completed within agreed timescales.
Support the process to review balance sheet reconciliations
Coordinate and monitor revenue budget, setting, preparation and monitoring within agreed timescales.
Oversee the completion and submission of grant returns, subsidy, and other claims for reimbursement of monies due to the council as appropriate.

Requirements for the Role

Hands on experience of preparing statutory year end accounts for a minimum of 3 years
Experience of planning and leading a year end closedown through to audit conclusion
Experience of resolving audit queries
Experience of maintain a changes log, with journal entries, and preparing a final set of accounts
Advanced excel skills
Ability to own the numbers and drive progress
Ability to achieve high level of accuracy and be numerate
Experience of working in a large complex public sector organisation (ideally local government but we be struggling so any large public sector organisation)
CCAB qualified (QBE considered for exceptional candidate)

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.If this role is of interest, please just respond to this advert with an up to date copy of your CV or call Jake on