Service Care Solutions are looking for a Senior Accountant to work within the Gwent Police on a 2-month initial contract with extension potential.
Location: Cwmbran
Job role/responsibilities:
To support the Head of Finance and wider department in the provision of financial stewardship and business management support to efficiently and effectively deliver the OPCC's priorities.
Delivering robust business planning and business change initiatives. This will include the use of decision-making models to inform the business decision process.
To work with the other Senior Accountants to ensure that the priorities and demands of the Project/Assistant/Support Accountants, Cashier, Payments Team Leader, and Payments Assistants are managed effectively to ensure timely and accurate delivery of workload.
To motivate and develop staff, ensuring that objectives are clear and that individuals have the skills and competencies required to deliver the required levels of performance.
To deliver detailed requirements arising from the annual budget setting plan to ensure the annual budget is set in a timely and accurate manner and deliver portfolio input into periodic medium term financial planning, the delivery of financial strategy and the maintenance of the budgetary control system.
Work with and provide qualitative information to Workstream Leads and Department Heads and external stakeholders to develop formalised, structured engagement, which supports operational, tactical, and strategic decision making.
To produce, quality assure, develop, and refine the statutory financial statements in line with the CIPFA Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting and International Financial Reporting Standards.
To liaise with internal and external auditors to ensure systems and process changes are audit compliant and new recommendations are implemented within the appropriate timescales.
To maintain the OPCC's Financial Procedures Manual to ensure robust corporate governance and financial stewardship.
To attend Corporate Meetings and Boards to provide key financial information and support the decision-making process.
To develop and maintain the OPCC's fixed asset register through the maintenance of statutory accounting records and capital returns.Knowledge/Experience:
Must have knowledge and experience of the financial flows relating to public bodies.
Must have a practical understanding of strategic financial planning and appreciation of risk management.
Must have a practical knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards and Financial Reporting Standards.
Must have a practical knowledge of corporate and financial governance, including Financial Regulations and Manual of Governance
Must have knowledge of Treasury Management techniques and controls.
Must be able to evidence Continual Professional Development.
Must have a practical knowledge of computer applications (such as Microsoft Office and data extraction tools) to compile data and produce management information.
Must have previous managerial and supervisory experience.Qualifications:
Must be a qualified CCAB accountant.
Must have 2 years post qualification experience of working within multi-disciplined financial arena.If you are interested in this role or want further discussion, please contact Lewis O'Donnell either via email: or tel: (phone number removed). Alternatively, if you have any friend or colleagues that might be interested, please feel free to refer them as we a have a referral scheme in place of up to £250