Accountant

Our Public Sector Client is looking for an experienced Financial Accountant, ideally with local government experience, to support them for at least 6 months through the year end and audit processes.

Location: Leicester

Pay Rate: £21.89ph - £23.58ph

Hybrid working, with every Wednesday in the office as a minimum, with extra days possible to suit business needs. There is the option to go temp-to-perm in this role.

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide financial and other information/advice to agreed timescales.
• Complete and submit statistical information, specialist support and returns as appropriate.
• Prepare the statutory accounts and lead the year end planning process including delivering of training on yearend processes
• Be a key contact for the external auditors and ensure that audit responses are accurate and completed within agreed timescales.
• Support the process to review balance sheet reconciliations

Essential:

• Hands on experience of preparing statutory year end accounts for a minimum of 3 years
• Experience of planning and leading a year end closedown through to audit conclusion
• Experience of resolving audit queries
• Experience of maintain a changes log, with journal entries, and preparing a final set of accounts
• Advanced excel skills
• Ability to own the numbers and drive progress
• CCAB qualified (QBE considered for exceptional candidate)

Desirable

• Local government experience
• CIPFA qualified
• Experience of staff management
• Experience of completing local government statistical returns