Senior Accountant

4 days ago

Worthing BN, United Kingdom Adur & Worthing Councils Full time

Job Introduction

Senior Accountant (Collection Fund & Tax)
Post No. 42127
Salary: Starting from £42,839 to £46,142 per annum
Grade: Grade 7

Hours 37 per week

Place of Work: Worthing Town Hall

Flexible hybrid working – office-based with some home working

Closing date: 2nd November 2025

Interview date: TBC

We are seeking a Senior Accountant (Collection Fund & Tax) to support the Principal Accountant (Strategic) in producing, maintaining, updating, monitoring and closing of all records relating to Collection Fund, Vat and other assigned areas. In addition, this role will provide expert accountancy advice throughout the Council for taxation related enquiries.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Preparation of budgets, monitoring, and reporting for the collection fund and other specified areas
  • Provide Tax advice to Heads of Service and Service Managers to assist in managing their financial affairs and correct accounting of VAT.
  • Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting
  • Assist in providing financial aspects of audits, risk assessments, and long-term asset planning.
  • To complete all relevant statutory returns, grant claims and other relevant returns relevant to the role, including the reconciling, accounting & submitting VAT returns.
  • Reconciliation of Collection Fund, VAT and other assigned areas

We are looking for an accountant with some knowledge of local government finance or similar complex environments:

  • Collection Fund Accounting
  • VAT
  • Excellent technical skills with a strategic mindset.
  • Experience working across teams, especially within multi-disciplinary and project-based settings.

This is an exciting time to be part of a modern, ambitious council driving innovation and transformation. You'll be empowered to make a difference and shape how we manage and invest in our assets to deliver real value to our communities.

At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview.

Staff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees. This includes:

  • Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement
  • Local Government Pension
  • Training & development
  • Occupational Health
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  • Employee resource groups/networks
  • Buddy Support Programme
  • Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other's contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.

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