Assistant Management Accountant - £20.98ph

Staff behaviours

• Has a positive and optimistic attitude
• Always looks to improve ways of working
• Is inquisitive and actively owns and seeks to solve problems
• Takes personal responsibility to find things out and develop and share knowledge
• Communicates and collaborates pro-actively
• Builds trust-based relationships
• Demonstrates ethical behaviours as set out in the ethical standards framework

Key competencies

• Is commercially aware - i.e. understands the cost drivers and true costs of services and considers the value in everything we do.
• Able to listen, understand, and respond constructively to the viewpoints of others.
• Able to challenge constructively, join the dots, and see the wider implications, across services, processes and issues.
• The ability to communicate clearly and openly with others in order to inform, instruct, persuade and encourage feedback.
• Demonstrates a can do attitude and focuses energy and commitment on achieving positive results that are critical to the organisations success.
• Understands the role of the organisation, and the needs and expectations or internal and external customers, working professionally and innovatively to meet or exceed those needs and expectations
• Demonstrates an open mind to challenge traditional approaches in a positive way, develops innovative idea, solves problems and continually improves performance.
• Collaborates and consults with others effectively, in joint pursuit of team and organisational goals.
• Understands the environment in which the organisation operates and considers the financial and wider commercial implications of their decisions and actions.
• Demonstrates the appropriate level of specialist knowledge and skills required to effectively fulfil the role and ensure continuous development

Desirable Criteria Assessed By

• Knowledge of the financial framework in which the Council operates e.g. Constitution,