Accountant

Job Category : Sec / Admin

Location : Multiple Locations , North Yorkshire Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30
Salary: £23.70

The Council is working through a wide-ranging transformation programme following re-organisation from April 2023. To enable this work over the next 18 months we are seeking qualified accountants with experience of working in a local government setting, supporting financial management of services. Successful candidates will be working within established teams, providing financial management support to service managers, including: in-year budget management, budget setting and year-end management accounts

Hybrid working (County Hall/from home/and other council offices as required)


Job Purpose:   The core focus of this job is to work within a specialist team -providing financial information, advice and support to a range of customers including budget managers, senior management, and partners / external clients.

Operational management      •          Assist and support budget managers through budget setting and monitoring as part of the framework for the finance function as a whole,

•          Assess financial implications of initiatives and/or changes to the business of the Council.

•          Analyse financial performance, so contributing to medium and long term business planning/forecasts.

•          Promote and uphold standard ways of working in line with the framework for the finance function as a whole, as determined by the Corporate Director, Resources.

•          Ensure appropriate professional financial and related standards as required by the Corporate Director, Resources and the Council’s Constitution.

•          Assist and support budget managers to ensure completion of the annual financial accounts in line with the framework as determined by the Corporate Director, Resources.

•          Assist in the development of business cases and commercial ventures, including using a range of estimating, forecasting and scenario testing techniques.

•          To deputise for Senior Accountant or Head of Finance as required.

•          Undertake financial modelling/scenario analysis on such projects/budgets as assigned to the post.

•          Provide financial support to projects.

•          Assist in the provision of financial support to higher risk projects and budgets.

•          Promote professional standards in line with statutory and regulatory requirements and as determined by the Corporate Director, Strategic Resources.

•          Contribute to the preparation of statistical returns, closedown of accounts and other returns