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Principal Accountant
| Posting date: | 12 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £52,775 to £56,555 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2024 |
| Location: | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Leicester City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ4289 |
Summary
Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced finance environment to lead the revenue accounting support for our Adult Social Care.
Being the key point of contact, responsible for the day-to-day management of our departmental revenue accounting team, providing professional financial advice to senior staff within the allocated service areas. You’ll also work on projects to deliver change and contribute to our strategic financial planning.
Working 37 hours per week you’ll be able to utilise our flexible working policy. Usually based at City Hall, the team are currently working a hybrid of home and office based.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll be leading and directing a team, responsible for revenue budget monitoring, providing advice and challenge to senior officers, undertaking financial modelling, supporting the closedown process, analysing, and advising on the financial implications of service development proposals.
What You’ll Need
You will have substantial financial experience, preferably in local government, an aptitude for finance systems, and for managing and developing staff. Being able to communicate confidently, providing advice in a clear understandable manner.
What we can offer you
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve the lives of those living and working in Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We will give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise through training and development. Those who excel in the role will have ample opportunities to take on new challenges.
Join us
We’re committed to recruiting a highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that meets the needs of our diverse, vibrant and growing city. That’s why we have designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced finance environment to lead the revenue accounting support for our Adult Social Care.
Being the key point of contact, responsible for the day-to-day management of our departmental revenue accounting team, providing professional financial advice to senior staff within the allocated service areas. You’ll also work on projects to deliver change and contribute to our strategic financial planning.
Working 37 hours per week you’ll be able to utilise our flexible working policy. Usually based at City Hall, the team are currently working a hybrid of home and office based.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll be leading and directing a team, responsible for revenue budget monitoring, providing advice and challenge to senior officers, undertaking financial modelling, supporting the closedown process, analysing, and advising on the financial implications of service development proposals.
What You’ll Need
You will have substantial financial experience, preferably in local government, an aptitude for finance systems, and for managing and developing staff. Being able to communicate confidently, providing advice in a clear understandable manner.
What we can offer you
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve the lives of those living and working in Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We will give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise through training and development. Those who excel in the role will have ample opportunities to take on new challenges.
Join us
We’re committed to recruiting a highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that meets the needs of our diverse, vibrant and growing city. That’s why we have designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.
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