We are currently recruiting for an Accountant in Preston.
Pay rate: PAYE 14.35 per hour.
Contract duration: Temporary ongoing
Department: Financial
Purpose:
To monitor and maintain a range of budgets including the treatment of external funding and grants and provide a focal point for advice, support and guidance to our client’s area.
To lead and motivate staff in providing comprehensive accounting services to departments and employees of our client’s area.
Duties:
- To ensure that agreed systems and procedures are adhered to and that all financial transactions are recorded promptly and accurately in the most effective manner, following ethical and honest practises at all times.
- To be responsible for setting and profiling accurate budgets based on trend analysis, structure costings and consultation with budget holders and service specialists.
- To be responsible for the accurate maintenance of the accounting ledger and reporting for a specified range of budgets,
- To ensure that systems and procedures are in place to identify, record and recover external income and grants.
- To provide baseline and ad hoc management information to support the decision-making process.
- Maintain regular and effective relationships with budget holders, officers, staff and external agencies by providing advice, support and guidance on financial accounting systems and processes, regulations and standing orders.
- To ensure that agreed systems and procedures are adhered to and that all financial transactions are recorded promptly and accurately in the most effective manner, following ethical and honest practises at all times.
- To be responsible for setting and profiling accurate budgets based on trend analysis, structure costings and consultation with budget holders and service specialists.
- To be responsible for the accurate maintenance of the accounting ledger and reporting for a specified range of budgets.
- To ensure that systems and procedures are in place to identify, record and recover external income and grants.
- To provide baseline and ad hoc management information to support the decision-making process.
- Maintain regular and effective relationships with budget holders, officers, staff and external agencies by providing advice, support and guidance on financial accounting systems and processes, regulations and standing orders.
Qualifications:
- AAT qualified or equivalent with commitment to work towards fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant within 5 years.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Knowledge/Experience:
Essential:
- Knowledge of management and financial accounting systems and procedures
- Experience of producing monthly management accounts to a strict deadline
- Experience of providing financial and management information and advice to budget holders and managers
- Experience of composing reports, procedures, and other documentation
- Experience of profiling and adjusting budgets
- A competent knowledge of Microsoft Software Applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Experience of designing spreadsheets with pivot tables and lookup formulas for analysis and reporting
- Experience of developing and implementing efficient and effective working practices, providing a high level of customer service in line with audit requirements
- Experience of communicating across a wide spectrum of people both individuals and in groups internally and externally
- Experience of managing, motivating, and developing teams to achieve business objectives.
Desirable:
- Experience of ORACLE systems.
Apply online or contact Terri O’Keefe on 01925 377 878. You can also email
te***@pe***********.uk
for more information on this role.