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Senior Accountant - Financial Strategy

Warwick Permanent View Job Description
An exciting opportunity for a qualified finance professional to join a high-performing public sector finance team as a Senior Accountant within their Financial Strategy team. You'll play a central role in shaping and delivering long-term financial plans that support key decision-making at the highest level.
  • Drive strategic finance in a highly visible senior role
  • Join a progressive and forward-thinking public sector team

About Our Client

Our client is a well established and ambitious local authority in the Midlands, known for its commitment to innovation, sustainability, and financial excellence. With a balanced medium-term financial strategy in place and a recent track record of outstanding audit outcomes, they are focused on strengthening their strategic finance capabilities to meet future challenges and opportunities.

Job Description

  • Lead the build and development of the Medium-Term Financial Strategy
  • Partner with senior stakeholders across services and corporate functions
  • Analyse and scrutinise spending plans, pressures, and corporate functions
  • Oversee key revenue funding streams including grants and council tax
  • Support budget planning and monitoring processes
  • Provide insight and advice to boards and strategic leadership teams
  • Contribute to financial reporting and statutory returns

The Successful Applicant

The successful Senior Accountant - Financial Strategy should have:

  • CCAB Qualified Accountant (e.g. CIPFA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
  • Experience in a similar strategic or business partnering finance role
  • Ability to influence and engage non-finance stakeholders effectively

What's on Offer

  • Salary up to £49,000
  • Hybrid working - 2 days on site
  • LGPS Pension: Secure future income, life cover, and family benefits
  • Leave: 28 days + bank holidays, with an additional day during Christmas
  • Additional perks: Discounts, enhanced parental leave, and well-being support
  • Opportunity to accelerate your public sector finance career

If you're a strategic thinker ready to take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you

Contact
Hamza Raza
Quote job ref
JN-042025-6714723
Phone number
+441212309358

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Newly Qualified
Sector
Public Sector
Location
Warwick
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Hamza Raza
Consultant phone
+441212309358
Job reference
JN-042025-6714723