Accountant - 6 months - £234 per day
Posted 2 weeks ago by Lorien
£235 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Stirling, UK
Summary: The role of Accountant involves supporting a Stirling-based client for an initial 6-month contract, requiring the candidate to work on-site two days a week. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing financial statements, budgets, and providing financial advice, particularly in a public sector context. A professional accountancy qualification and experience with Oracle ERP are essential for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- To prepare periodic financial monitoring statements that meet the needs of both Service Management and the corporate role of the Accounting Operations function.
- To prepare Revenue and Capital Budgets.
- To support corporate and service-based projects in relation to financial matters associated with those projects.
- To review, maintain and develop financial aspects of financial and information systems.
- To provide and maintain appropriate information and advice relevant to the nature of the post.
- To advise on specialist areas (eg capital, VAT).
- To prepare grant claims, returns and statistics.
Key Skills:
- Qualified in a professional accountancy qualification (CIPFA, ACCA, CIMA, CA) - qualified by experience or part qualified candidates will be considered.
- Knowledge and understanding of Local Government Accounting practices and procedures.
- Knowledge and understanding of Local Government Capital Accounting.
- Experience of developing management and performance information.
- Knowledge of and development of computerised financial information systems (eg financial ledgers, income management systems, management reporting systems).
Salary (Rate): £234 per day
City: Stirling
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Accountant
Stirling/Home (2 days onsite per week)
6 months
£234 per day, inside IR35
Loriens Stirling based client requires an experienced Accountant to support their existing team for an initial 6 month contract.
The successful candidate will have duties including:
- To prepare periodic financial monitoring statements that meet the needs of both Service Management and the corporate role of the Accounting Operations function.
- To prepare Revenue and Capital Budgets.
- To support corporate and service-based projects in relation to financial matters associated with those projects.
- To review, maintain and develop financial aspects of financial and information systems
- To provide and maintain appropriate information and advice relevant to the nature of the post.
- To advise on specialist areas (eg capital, VAT)
- To prepare grant claims, returns and statistics.
You will ideally come from a Public Sector/Local Authority background with experience of Oracle ERP. You will also have the following skills/experience:
- Qualified in a professional accountancy qualification (CIPFA, ACCA, CIMA, CA) - qualified by experience or part qualified candidates will be considered
- Knowledge and understanding of Local Government Accounting practices and procedures.
- Knowledge and understanding of Local Government Capital Accounting
- Experience of developing management and performance information.
- Knowledge of and development of computerised financial information systems (eg financial ledgers, income management systems, management reporting systems).
Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.