Accountant

Accountant| 5 Month Contract | (Inside IR35) | Remote| Starting ASAP

Day Rate: £350

About the Role:

Support the Principal Accountant:

• To provide financial support and advice for medium and longer term financial planning for nominated service department.
• To support the nominated service department in both capital and revenue budget preparation and monitoring.
• Provide support to nominated service management team in effective use of financial resources.
• Financial performance reporting for nominated service department and support nominated service department in service reviews, efficiency improvements and cost reduction exercises.
• To support the Finance Manager in providing other corporate finance services, including tax management issues, financial accounting, including year end accounts, treasury management and asset management.

Main Duties

Planning & Service Development

• Support Principal Accountant/Finance Manager in developing team and service plans.
• Identify opportunities for service improvement and help develop/revise policies and procedures.
• Assist in strategic planning within available financial resources.

Service Delivery & Implementation

• Ensure high-quality, best-value financial services are delivered.
• Contribute to corporate working groups and prepare relevant service/business plans.
• Promote equality, inclusion, customer care, and effective use of IT systems.
• Meet key objectives, targets, and required outcomes.

Revenue Budget Monitoring

• Provide revenue budget information and report performance to managers.
• Support managers in controlling costs and linking budgets to team/service plans.

Financial Resource Use & Performance Reporting

• Provide financial analysis, identify issues, evaluate options, and monitor outcomes.
• Prepare reports and support financial aspects of projects/programmes/business cases.

Financial Governance

• Review financial regulations and ensure proper administration of financial processes.

Tax Management

• Ensure compliance with VAT and other tax legislation, identifying risks and opportunities.

Additional Specialist Duties

• Support revenue & capital preparation/monitoring processes.
• Assist with accounting policies, year-end processes, external reporting, and audits.
• Support management of charitable and trust funds, including compliance and investment activity.
• Support treasury management (capital financing, investments, policy development, risk, cashflow).

Essential Skills & Experience:

Qualifications

• CCAB-qualified accountant.
• Ongoing CPD meeting professional body requirements.
• Providing financial advice and managing/monitoring budgets in a complex organisation.
• Presenting financial information to senior managers.
• Preparing and monitoring complex budgets.
• Experience supporting annual accounts preparation.

This role has been deemed Inside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.