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Financial Accountant
Job Posted: 2 days ago
Salary: £ 43,693 - 49,764 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Role: Financial Accountant
Organisation: Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Location: Stoke-on-Trent | hybrid working
Type: Permanent
Salary: £43,693 - £49,764 (Pay award pending)
About the Financial Accountant opportunity:
Sellick Partnership is pleased to be working in partnership with a well-respected and long-standing Local Authority client in the West Midlands. We are supporting Stoke-on-Trent City Council exclusively with the recruitment for a Financial Accountant to join their finance team permanently. This role comes with a competitive salary of between £43,693 - £49,764 and offers hybrid working to suit your work-life balance.
Purpose of the Financial Accountant opportunity:
As a Financial Accountant, you will support the delivery of excellent financial reporting, treasury management, and taxation services.
You will assist in driving improvements in our clients financial control environment and identify and report on risks and opportunities.
Reporting to the Principal Financial Accountant, you will provide technical guidance and support to the team of qualified and part-qualified accountants as well as the wider organisation. Key duties and responsibilities of the Financial Accountant will include:
Assist in mentoring a team of accountants, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
Support statutory reporting processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
Assist in treasury management activities, ensuring effective cash flow and investment strategies.
Support taxation activities, ensuring compliance and optimizing tax strategies.
Help drive improvements in the financial control environment, identifying and mitigating risks.
Delivering statutory financial accounts and working with external auditors. Required experience of the Financial Accountant:
A fully qualified finance professional (CIPFA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent).
Strong knowledge/understanding of public sector finance.
A proven track record of training and motivating staff/a team.
Hands-on technical experience in financial accounting. Benefits alongside the Financial Accountant role will include:
Generous annual leave: 28 days, which increases to 33 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays.
Excellent Local Authority pension scheme.
Hybrid working arrangements: flexible to suit your work-life balance and commitments.
Family-friendly policies: excellent maternity/paternity/adoption leave.
Employee perks: access to a wide range of online discount schemes.
Continuous learning: ongoing development opportunities for your personal and professional development. How to apply for the Financial Accountant position:
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