Chief Accountant

Our local authority client based in South West London are urgently seeking an experienced Chief Accountant.

*£749.22 a day Umbrella*

About the role

The Chief Accountant post reports to the Chief Operating and Finance Officer. The postholder manag three heads of finance as well as a Senior Financial Accountant. The role will oversee finance priorities and proactively plan to ensure that workloads remain equitable, work is effectively delegated and th finance team members are performing tasks appropriate for their grade. The role will be part of the Extended Business Services Leadership Team and will be a key strategic finance leader for the organisation. The postholder will work closely with operational service and corporate leadership teams and colleagues to shape financial strategy, explain key issues and promote the use of robust management information to drive improvement and support the organisation to achieve key priorities.

Qualifications

• CCAB qualified or equivalent
• Minimum three years post qualification experience

Skills and experience

• A proven track record as a successful strategic leader including the development of successful teams. Experience in leading and inspiring teams, undertaking line management, performance management and change management.
• Experience of building strong partnerships, maintaining relationships and co-producing solutions to challenges across a diverse set of stakeholders ? Proven experience of key finance areas including financial control, management information and reporting, statutory compliance and reporting, Accounts Payable/ Receivable and systems.
• Experienced in developing finance systems and processes
• Experience of Medium Term Financial Planning and monitoring as part of the budget setting and financial reporting process
• Strong background in financial accounting and the closedown of accounts
• Proven ability to effectively use data, intelligence and evidence to create meaningful insight a to inform own decision making.
• Proven ability to use data, information and evidence to create meaningful insight that can inform strategy or policy development, decision-making and the continual improvement of services. In a children's services context would be an advantage but not essential.
• Proven track record of proactively using your skills and knowledge to contribute to wider organisational objectives and drive positive change.
• Experience of addressing specific equality or diversity issues within your practice with colleagues/service users and taking action to solve them

Please apply with your updated CV ensuring that any gaps in employment are explained.

At this point, may we take this opportunity to thank you for the interest you have shown in this role. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, it is not always possible to respond to everyone. Therefore, unless you hear from us within the next 7 days, your application for this vacancy will have been unsuccessful.