Accountant

Accountant required to join our Public Sector client to support them for at least 6 months through the year end and audit processes.�

Location:�Leicester

Pay Rate:��21.89ph - �23.58ph

Hybrid working, with every Wednesday in the office as a minimum, with extra days possible to suit business needs. There is the option to go temp-to-perm in this role.

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide financial and other information/advice to agreed timescales.


• Complete and submit statistical information, specialist support and returns as appropriate.


• Prepare the statutory accounts and lead the year end planning process including delivering of training on yearend processes


• Be a key contact for the external auditors and ensure that audit responses are accurate and completed within agreed timescales.


• Support the process to review balance sheet reconciliations

Essential:

• Hands on experience of preparing statutory year end accounts for a minimum of 3 years


• Experience of planning and leading a year end closedown through to audit conclusion


• Experience of resolving audit queries


• Experience of maintain a changes log, with journal entries, and preparing a final set of accounts


• Advanced excel skills


• Ability to own the numbers and drive progress


• Ability to achieve high level of accuracy and be numerate


• Experience of working in a large complex public sector organisation (ideally local government but we be struggling so any large public sector organisation)


• CCAB qualified (QBE considered for exceptional candidate)

Desirable:

• Local government experience


• CIPFA qualified


• Experience of staff management


• Experience of completing local government statistical returns