Senior Accountant

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh/Glasgow, is currently looking to recruit a Senior Accountant for an initial 4 month contract on a rate of £300/day (Inside IR35). This role will be a hybrid of working at home and in the office.

To be considered for an interview, please make sure your application is full in line with the job specs as found below.Responsibilities

• Lead on ensuring that the Planner module implementation is suited to the consolidation of all monthly reporting and annual budgeting process
• Lead on the consolidation of all monthly financial reporting information to the Board and to the EMT in order to meet agreed timetables
• Lead on the completion and submission of all financial returns to ensure all information is provided as required.
• Lead on the consolidation of the annual budget setting process and quarterly financial forecasting in order to meet legislative financial reporting requirements.
• Ensure that the Board Report and the Corporate report are completed accurately and to timetable.
• Assist the Senior Accounting Manager with the preparation of the Statutory Accounts
• Continuously improve the finance processes to improve customer experience and develop and implement new processes where appropriate
• Supervise a team of Accountants to ensure the provision of high-quality services to the business
• Build strong relationships with all senior staff and when required attend Executive Team/senior team meetings to explain/communicate and if necessary, interpret complex financial issues

Qualifications

• As a minimum be educated to SCQF Level 9 (degree) ideally in a financial discipline and be a qualified accountant associated with one of the CCAB accounting bodies. xwzovoh
• Commercial and/or management accounting experience of at least 5 years within large or similar environments
• Excellent management, leadership and influencing skills with the ability to convey ideas and influence others when necessary
• Ability to work under pressure and use their own initiative to prioritise workloads and ensure deadlines are met in a timely and accurate manner
• Be confident and approachable to enable continued engagement with stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to deliver messages at the appropriate level
• Excellent numerical skills to be able to understand and carry out complex and accurate calculations and analysis of financial data
• Good IT skills particularly Microsoft Excel, Word and relevant finance packages
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.

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