Senior Accountancy Technician

Spencer Clarke Group are working closely with a Local Authority in the North West to appoint an Interim Senior Accountancy Technician to support the Council's Place Finance team.

This is a hands-on interim finance assignment supporting the Finance Business Partner across management accounting, budget monitoring, budget setting and closure of accounts activity for services including Libraries and Housing.

Day Rate: 300 - 400 (negotiable)
Contract length: 6-9 months initially
Working pattern: Full-time
Location: North West
Hybrid working: Mix of office and home working
Office requirement: 2-3 days per month as determined by business need
Start: ASAP / subject to notice

The successful candidate will provide finance support across the annual financial cycle, working closely with the Finance Business Partner and service managers across Place services.

Key responsibilities:

• Supporting in-year budget monitoring and budget setting.
• Assisting with closure of accounts activity.
• Providing management accounting support across services including Libraries and Housing.
• Preparing, analysing and presenting financial information.
• Supporting service managers with financial advice and budget queries.
• Helping maintain revenue and capital budgets.
• Working with Excel and accounting systems to support accurate reporting.
• Supporting the wider finance team with financial returns, reconciliations and reporting deadlines.

You will ideally have:

• Strong management accounting experience - essential.
• Experience supporting budget holders / operational managers with financial information.
• Previous Local Authority, public sector or wider complex organisation finance experience.
• Good Excel skills and confidence working with accounting systems.
• AAT qualification, or equivalent finance experience.
• Experience supporting budget monitoring, forecasting, budget setting or closure of accounts.

If you are interested, please submit your CV along with your availability and required hourly rate. If successful, a consultant will be in touch to discuss further details.

Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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