Financial Accountant

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Financial Accountant plays a pivotal role in the success of the finance department.The Financial Accountant will be responsible for;

Capital Accountancy

• Develop and maintain capital investment plans including identifying funding sources and arrange the prioritisation of projects.
  
• Prepare and manage the annual capital budget, to include cost forecasts, schedules and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure alignment with strategic priorities.
  
• Monitor the implementation of capital projects, ensuring adherence to budgetary constraints, and provide regular information to stakeholders to assist decision making.
  

Treasury Operations

• Maintain adequate liquidity to meet financial obligations, i.e. operational and capital funding needs.
  
• Arrange the investment of surplus funds in accordance with the Treasury Management Strategy and Scheme of Delegations.
  
• Assist in managing the debt portfolio, overseeing arrangements to monitor debt and interest payments.
  
• Responsible for the Services' banking arrangements, including contractual and relationship management.
  

Financial Accounting

• Actively support the closure of accounts process and the preparation of the statutory statement of accounts by taking responsibility for the completion of relevant statements and disclosures contained within.
  
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards (e.g. IFRS), regulations, and CIPFA Codes of practice.
  
• Co-ordinate with auditors during the statutory audit and completion of the internal audit plan to ensure compliance and successful opinions.
  
• Responsible for dealing with HMRC on aspects of VAT and tax, overseeing accurate completion of relevant returns within deadline.
  

System Duties

• Responsible for the financial accounting system, ensuring functionality and integration with internal systems, i.e. payroll, procurement, banking and finance.
  

Supervisory Duties

• Assume supervisory responsibilities for the capital control team and to resolve operational and performance issues.