Group Accountant X2

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Allen Lane Full time

Group Accountant - Major Projects

This role will provide business partnering to support 5 major projects including Relocating the Museum of London, Relocation of New Spitalfields, New Billingsgate and Smithfields wholesale markets. This is a crucial role where you will shape and manage thefinancial support offered to project directors, with the aim of providing a consistent, high-quality service to customers. You will manage financial processes like financial year end, setting of budgets, providing information to support key decision makingand enacting process improvement.

Group Accountant - Financial Reporting and Closing

This role will also work closely with stakeholders whilst taking the lead in coordinating the annual closure of accounts and drafting the Corporation’s Final and Pension Fund Accounts. The successful applicant will coordinate the accounts audit process andwork closely with the Chamberlain’s team to implement resolutions. This role is therefore vital to the efficient running of the Capital and Revenue Funds and will take charge of the production and audit of the statutory accounts for City Fund and City Cash.

The City of London is shaping environments, supporting the economy and contributing to a flourishing society. The Corporation is the governing body of the Square Mile dedicated to a vibrant and thriving City, supporting a diverse and sustainable London withina globally successful UK. As well as being the governing body for the Square Mile, the commercial and financial heart of the UK, the Corporation’s reach extends far beyond the boundaries of the City, contributing to the private, public, charity and communitysectors across the capital and beyond. Due to the unique diversity of services provided by the City of London the range of opportunities available here could fill a career.

This is an excellent and exciting time to be joining our finance team as we are well on our way with our transformation journey, with our vison of being "A trusted strategic partner, enhancing decision-making and services for the City and our customers".This represents our ambition and forms the foundation for everything we are striving to achieve in the coming years. We have since developed six strategic pillars, a new fit-for-purpose structure and compiled a transformation plan to guide us along our journey.Our aim is to develop a class leading Finance service, with a strong focus on strategic business partnering and customer excellence.

The successful Group Accountant will be a member of the Corporate Finance team, responsible for driving change and improvement, building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders and inspiring and leading the team.

Key responsibilities include:

- Providing high quality strategic financial advice to aid decision making and support the or Heads of Finance with regards to funding and financial management
- Contributing towards the development and implementation of The Corporation’s financial strategy to ensure sustainability over the medium and long term
- Supporting and in some cases lead on the closure of accounts process in consultation with the Chief Accountant
- Providing a significant contribution to the maintenance of financial systems and supporting on the chart of accounts and the integrity of the general ledger
- Encouraging and leading staff to help them recognize their potential and contributions to the objectives of The Corporation, through coaching, mentoring to develop credible and responsive accountants

Suitable applicants must be fully qualified within a CCAB body with significant post qualification experience. Proven experience of managing technical financial accounting issues within a public sector organisation as well as the provision of high qualitystrategic financial advice is vital. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required to manage teams as well as successfully develop and maintain relationships with external and internal bodies. Overall City of London are looking for a resilient,passionate and dynamic Group Accountant to lead a team, build relationships and deliver value for money.

The Corporation offers a flexible hybrid working environment with employees coming into the office three times per week. If you come and work with us, we’ll ask that you commit to our mission of creating a safe, enjoyable and enriched society, working toboost our thriving economy and shape our outstanding natural environments. In return we’ll offer fair pay, good working conditions, development opportunities and some great employee benefits.


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