Head of Financial Accounting

3 weeks ago


Bradford, United Kingdom Service Care Full time

**Role**:Head of Financial Accounting
**Location**: West Yorkshire (Hybrid)
**Contract**: Full Time Temporary Fixed Term (3 months Ongoing)
**Rate**: £600-£750 per day LTD
**Start Date**: ASAP

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in West Yorkshire (Hybrid) for a Head of Financial Accounting reporting to the Director of Finance. A key part of the role is to direct manage the small team (3 staff) that manage the cash and banking clearing processes across the Council.
- Full job specification available_

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Preparation and closure of statutory accounts for both the Council and overview of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund.
- Provide a range of corporate activities supporting the business functions of the Council such as maintaining/ reconciling corporate control accounts, banking arrangements and completing Government statutory returns
- Provide timely and accurate information, advice and guidance to elected Members, senior management and service managers.
- To support the Director of Finance in meeting the Council's corporate arrangements for governance and performance management.
- Provide highly specialised advice on the Council's Capital Investment Plan and related activity to the Treasury Management and Exchequer function.
- Provide a range of corporate activities supporting the business functions of the Council such as VAT advice, asset register maintenance and Council Tax and Business Rates collection fund accounting.
- Extensive experience of working in a similar senior role ideally within a Local Authority
- Registered on the Finance Conduct Authority
- Abie to work flexibly to support the needs of the Council.

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.



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