Senior Financial Accountant

Salary**:£42,159 up to £46,158 pa inclusive annual salary + up to 19.7% employer pension contribution**

Employment**:Permanent, Full-time (37 hours per week)**

Location**:Hybrid working**

St Albans is a unique English Cathedral City, with the beautiful 11th-century St Albans Cathedral, on the oldest site of continuous Christian worship in England, standing proudly in the city centre. St Albans was once named Verulamium, the third largestcity in Roman Britain, with some of the finest Roman mosaics and wall plasters outside the Mediterranean. Nearby you can explore more Roman history at the Hypocaust and the Roman Theatre. The city has a variety of beautiful architecture, heritage sites andconservation areas.

Set within green belt, off the M25, A1M and M1 the District includes a cathedral, historic city centre and charming villages. The councils refurbished offices are in the city centre near to the station (commutable to London St Pancras in 20 minutes), shopsand restaurants. In short St Albans is a fantastic place to live and work.

**The Post**

Reporting into the Finance Manager (Systems and Control), the Senior Financial Accountant (Controls) will be a key member of the finance team, responsible for:

- Being the lead officer for capital accounting, collection fund.
- Coordinating closure of year-end accounts, VAT, government returns and compiling the WGA.
- Responsible for, and lead the team who perform financial accounting, and treasury management.
- Responsible for, and lead the team who perform payroll (client side), bank reconciliations, insurance, car leasing functions, completion of government returns, revenue accounts, and utilities coding.
- Responsible for bank reconciliations, managing the banking and payroll contracts.
- Ensure all Government returns are completed accurately and on time.
- To cooperate with the Senior Financial Accountant (Systems) on coding enquiries, production of the Statement of Accounts, and BACS processing.

**The Person**
- Applicants must be educated to degree level, or with relevant experience of working within this environment, you will ideally be a member of an appropriate professional body (CCAB) or be able to strongly evidence equivalent professional experience and beworking towards fully qualified status.
- You will have previous experience of supporting the closure of accounts process for a large multi-disciplinary organisation to enable the production of compliant Statutory Statement of Accounts by due deadlines and without qualification.
- You will have up-to-date working knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, standards, and core disciplines of work areas including IFRS and the Code of Practice on Local Government Accounts, and will have an understanding of business continuity whichis also needed for this post.

This role offers the opportunity for development and support meaning this is an excellent opportunity to progress and gain valuable experience.

In addition to working within a great team and a comprehensive salary you will have access to:

- 30.5 days annual leave + bank holidays.
- Up to 19.7% employer contributions (Local Government Pension Scheme).
- Flexible working options (e.g., hybrid and flexi-time).
- Training and career development opportunities.
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres.
- Travel discount and welfare support.

For more information on St Albans City and District Council, the interview processes and to see the job description please, contact Jack Murphy at Allen Lane for an informal conversation.

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to Allen Lane by Sunday 2nd April (23:59pm).

The cover letter should be no more than 2 pages and should include why you are interested in the position and specific examples of how you meet the key criteria.