Accountant Coordinator

As an Accountant Co-Ordinator in the Finance Team, you'll oversee financial helpdesk, review financial management processes, coordinate training, and provide financial management support to directorates.

Requirements

• AAT qualified or working towards CCAB (e.g CIPFA, CIMA, ACCA) or evidence of equivalent knowledge and skills.
• Brings creativity into their work through innovation and actively embraces change.
• Proactively identify and solve problems with limited management guidance.
• Proven experience of remaining calm under pressure
• Actively build and maintain a network of contacts in key positions.
• Good understanding of local government operations and accounting practice and the need to be politically aware in a local government environment.
• Evidence of very good verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to plan and prioritise work to achieve deadlines.
• Proven experience in leading others in objectively reviewing working practices and procedures in order to make improvements and efficiencies.
• Advanced excel skills and the ability to extract information from multiple data sets

Benefits

• Up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
• Membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
• Performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
• Training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
• A variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
• Diverse and active staff networks
• Flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day