Senior Management Accountant

Eden Brown Synergy are working with a Local Authority in Berkshire who are looking for an experienced Senior Management Accountant on a fixed term contract.

The role is full time, to start ASAP and paying a salary of £52,414 - £57,870 per annum (depending on experience.

The fixed term contract on offer is 12-18 months.

The Authority offers hybrid working of 2 days on site and 3 days at home.

Purpose of the role

Support the delivery of a comprehensive suite of professional financial business partnering services including strategic financial advice, specialist, and technical financial support, supporting services with financial and resource management, grant & internal financial control management and support the compilation of Statutory Annual Accounts.

Main Accountabilities

• Support a range of stakeholders, including Management, to ensure strategic financial decision making, deputising where appropriate
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, understanding their business needs
• Support FBP on financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, year-end closedown & and statutory returns
• Promoting strong financial governance and sharing best practice & support on legislative and guidance changes.
• To deliver timely, insightful and accurate reporting to management
• To identify, develop and support opportunities and initiatives to transform the delivery of services across the Council, promoting continuous improvement
• Assisting with delivery of training on financial acumen to upskill and develop management and the services
• Identify and support the business to become more commercially minded
• To always act with respect, integrity and professionalism ensuring customer needs are met and services are delivered effectively and efficiently

Essential Qualifications

• Degree-level, equivalent relevant professional qualifications or expertise
• Qualified or actively working towards Professional accounting qualifications, CIPFA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

Essential Technical Skills

• Good IT skills including office and accounting software such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
• Able to interrogate & analyse data and information
• Presentation skills, able to engage an audience. Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
• Effective strategy and report writing skills, able to make recommendations for decision making

Essential Knowledge

• Experience of successfully resolving complex issues that require an element of judgement
• Experience of identifying, developing and delivering opportunities for improving the service
• Support and challenge the service to deliver service improvement & decision making

Essential experience

• Proven experience of supporting projects to successful outcomes
• Experience of supporting the development and delivery of policies and strategies

Please only apply for this role if you have all the essential skills, knowledge and experience as mentioned above.

Thank you

Charlotte

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

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