Corporate Accountancy Manager

Job Title : Corporate Accountancy Manager  Salary - £51,540 to £85,551 per annum Permanent - Full Time (36hours) Location : Wandsworth Town Hall SW18 2PU

Are you an aspiring senior accountant or manager ready to take the next step in your career  Do you have high level experience in local authority accounting, year-end close down, capital accounting, or in treasury management If yes ,  we invite you to consider the opportunities we have at  the Better Service Partnership of the London Boroughs of Richmond and Wandsworth.

About the role

Leadership and Management An exciting development opportunity has arisen to appoint a Corporate Accountancy Manager (1 of 2) who will co-lead the Corporate Accountancy Team following the successful external promotion of one of the existing post holders.  We are looking for a qualified accountant (or part qualified with significant experience) who will become an active member of the Accountancy Management Team. You will have an analytical and technical mind, be a well-developed communicator, be self-motivated and be committed to providing good customer care. This post provides an invaluable opportunity for someone to gain experience of working for two high performing London councils in a single role. This will allow  a talented and ambitious professional to gain experience in a wide breadth of corporate accounting areas.

Corporate Accountancy Team's Function The Corporate Accountancy Team's primary task is to close the Accounts for both Councils, which includes the production of the Statement of Accounts and leading the team and wider finance colleagues through the subsequent external audit. The team also has the day-to-day responsibility for capital (strategy and reporting, in year monitoring, and financing), financial accounting, the Collection Fund, a large, combined investment portfolio of £645m, treasury and cashflow management, banking administration, asset accounting, and taxation.

Quality Improvement The Corporate Accountancy Managers support and work closely with the Director of Financial Management and the Chief Accountant (Section Head) in providing high quality technical work year-round including day to day development of the Senior Accountants who together support the ambition to be a high-level technical knowledge hub.   Regulatory compliance Complying with reporting requirements and financial regulations combined with experience of local authority accounting is essential . As a member of this technical team, you will have an analytical mind, be a well-developed communicator, be self-motivated and be committed to providing financial data to an excellent standard.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience (desirable unless stated otherwise)  -  CCAB or equivalent qualified however applicants are considered who are actively studying and are near to qualification, for which the Councils would continue to support in completion.   - Good interpersonal skills to liaise with Directors, Auditors, Service Managers and Members.  - Experience of leading or in a senior position within a Statement of Accounts closedown cycle (essential).  - Experience of capital or treasury in a local authority setting with ambitious capital and treasury strategies.  -Ability to demonstrate a track record of applying good analytical skills and lateral thinking to develop creative and innovative system solutions. -The ability to compile and present financial data appropriately for the stakeholder (i.e. Members, Senior Managers, Auditors). -Proficient IT skills to use spreadsheets, financial systems and other relevant packages for analysis and presentation.  If you thrive in a challenging yet highly rewarding environment, we invite you to apply for this opportunity today.

Skills Required

Financial Systems, capital accounting , Analytical Skills, Financial Accounting, Asset Accounting, Taxation, Treasury Management, Spreadsheets