Interim Financial Accountant

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Agile Talent Full time

Interim Financial Accountant (Public Sector)

Work that works for you

Grant Thornton’s Agile Talent Community is a network of contract professionals, giving you the opportunity to work with our clients and alongside Grant Thornton teams on a project-by-project basis whilst being supported by our dedicated Agile Talent team. 

Background

Our Public Sector Financial Reporting, and Accounting Support sits within the Public Sector Audit and Assurance practice. The team provides Accounting, Financial Reporting and Finance Function support to Public Sector organizations. providing support to non-audit clients.

Finance functions in the public sector continue to face increasing demands as they try to balance the financial stability of the organisation whilst having to deal with increased complexity, regulatory and accounting changes. These demands and complexities place increasing pressure on the capability and capacity of several finance teams.

Given these challenges, Grant Thornton is building and growing its team providing one off and capacity support around areas such as:

Accounting: Technical Accounting, Accounting standard implementation or one-off technical questions

Financial Reporting: A wide range of financial reporting support including, the production of financial statements, improving the efficiency of financial reporting and audit readiness.

This is an exciting time to join a growing team passionate about supporting public sector organisations deal with a variety of interesting, and complex financial, financial reporting and accounting challenges.

Skills and qualifications we’re looking for:

  • Professional Accounting qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA or CIPFA)
  • Financial Reporting and accounting experience either in the delivery of external audit to Local Authorities and Health bodies (such as NHS) or from within the public sector (Local Government or health) finance function.
  • Technically strong with IFRS and Code of Practice on Local Government Accounting (or) Government Accounting Manual (GAM)
  • Build and maintain a strong working relationship with the team and our clients.

Opportunity

  • The qualified Accountant is responsible for working wtth non-audit clients within public sector using problem solving skills to work with clients to solve financial reporting and/orcomplex technical matters. This could include specific accounting issues, implementation of new standards, financial reporting review and creation and financial management/ governance. The duration of the role can vary between ___and the roles are based nationwide.

 

What’s in it for you

As a member of our Agile Talent Community, you’ll have the freedom to work on projects that you choose, whether full or part time. We know there is more to life than work, and that you may have other professional or personal obligations, and we will help to ensure you have the right balance.

Your development is important to us and as part of the Agile Talent Community you will be able to work alongside our permanent teams as well as our clients, giving you variety and opportunity to develop new skills. Our team is here to support you, with finding new projects as well as navigating the freelance regulation.

As a member of our community, you will also be invited to events, which can help your wellbeing, educate you about the market you operate in, help you connect with the business as well as other members of the Community.

Doing what’s right ahead of what’s easy

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people and those who work alongside our teams, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone.  Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect each other helps everyone to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.

Our open and accessible culture means that the things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work.

How to join 

You’ll first apply with your CV. If your skills match what we are looking for, one of our recruiters will get in touch and walk you through the interview process.

If there’s interest to continue, we’ll invite you to an interview with some of our key business leads. If successful, the final step will be to complete the onboarding process and background checks. Once your offer has been signed, you’ll be invited to join our Agile Talent Community and you’ll be ready to start working with our team to find the right opportunity

We strive to ensure all our information, products, and services are accessible to everyone. If you need any adjustments to our processes to help you apply for our roles, please speak to the recruiter during the application process.

 

 

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