Senior Accountant
| Posting date: | 30 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2024 |
| Location: | Portsmouth, PO1 2AL |
| Company: | Portsmouth City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3435 |
Summary
Salary: Band 10, £40,220 to £44,428 per annum plus a Market Supplement payment of £2,740 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)
Closing date: Sunday 19 May 2024, 23:59
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 3 June 2024
Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.
The Service:
As a Council, we work to shape our City and to deliver high quality, sustainable public services. We protect our vulnerable residents whilst at the same time capitalising on opportunities to improve the prosperity of all our residents by driving economic growth and job creation, investing in skills to equip our residents for employment and by enabling housing that people can afford.
Your New Role:
As a Senior Accountant, you will be a key business partner for the Children, Families and Education Directorate which has a gross budget of £77m. You will manage a small professional team to deliver a full range of high-quality financial management and accountancy services. You'll provide specialist knowledge and expertise to assist in the budget setting process, budget monitoring, closure of accounts, grants, financial appraisals, and completion of statutory returns.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
What you'll need to succeed:
You need to be CCAB qualified, with post qualified experience. You have substantial experience of preparing budgets, budget monitoring reports, and monthly and annual accounts. You have experience of appraising and evaluating the financial implications of projects and proposals, and of developing and maintaining complex financial models. You have excellent communication skills, and experience of advising senior officers and attending management teams and working groups whilst demonstrating respect and integrity. You have good organisational and leadership skills, and are open to new ideas and willing to learn. You are a skilled user of spreadsheets and other financial information systems. You are collaborative and an effective team player, and have a positive outlook. Knowledge of Local Government Finance would be beneficial.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
What you'll get in return:
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
- Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
- Flexible working hours including hybrid working with at least two days a week in the office.
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
- Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
- Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/
Additional Information:
The full job profile is attached here.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
If you have any questions, or would like an informal discussion about the role, please email Angela Mann - angela.mann@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or Maria Smith maria.smith@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
A commitment to our values:
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.
Application process:
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
Remember to demonstrate in your cover letter/statement why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Please upload a detailed cover letter/statement as well as your CV.
Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body. Please explain any gaps.
You may wish to attach an additional letter or document to supplement your application.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
We look forward to speaking with you soon.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.