Financial Accountant
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Aberdeen, is currently looking to recruit a Financial Accountant for an initial 6 – 12 month contract with potential to extend on a rate of £25.22/hour PAYE – working 35 hours per week. This role will be hybrid working.
Responsibilities:
– Manage the Financial Accounting team, ensuring that objectives are set, tasks are prioritised and capabilities within the team continue to be developed. Contribute to the annual branch business plan.
– Work with the Head of Finance & Procurement to develop and implement robust internal controls in line with the Scottish Public Finance Manual to deliver appropriate elements of the organisation’s scheme of delegation relating to use of finance systems, Oracle Cloud and procurement cards.
– Manage the work for charging for official controls in meat establishments and export hubs. Ensure the implementation of the Scottish charging model including the production, negotiation and publication of the annual charge rates whilst working with the branch head to review on an ongoing basis and that remains fit for purpose.
– Manage the Accounts Payable & Receivable functions (including debt management), ensuring payments to suppliers and the invoicing service to customers are completed whilst ensuring the appropriate controls and reconciliations are in place.
– Manage the work for VAT returns, fixed asset register, bank reconciliations, cash forecasting and drawdowns, ensuring all tasks are completed in a timely manner and that internal processes are fit for purpose.
– Oversee the production and publication of the quarterly disclosures under the Public Services Reform Act (PSRA) including the report for electronic procurement cards (ePC) Expenditure (over £500).
– Complete monthly account checks and balance sheet reconciliations to provide accurate and timely advice as well as reporting the financial reviews to the branch head.
– Prepare the Annual Accounts in line with the Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM) and relevant Internal Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and ensure that they are signed off by the Accounting Officer with subsequent unqualified audit opinion. Ensure that all disclosures are updated and produced in line with existing, updated and new standards.
– Work closely with the Finance Manager to review internal controls, systems and processes across both teams as well as capacity and capability of the finance function in the organisation.
– Liaise with Audit Scotland to manage the completion of internal and external audits, and the subsequent implementation of any recommendations.
Essential Skills:
– Qualified accountant from a member of CCAB and with relevant practical experience for the role.
– Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to write concise papers which inform and influence senior management decision making and present to stakeholders.
– Proven leadership skills – ability to lead a team and empower, value, develop and motivate people.
– Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to prioritise your own workload and competing demands.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
Responsibilities:
– Manage the Financial Accounting team, ensuring that objectives are set, tasks are prioritised and capabilities within the team continue to be developed. Contribute to the annual branch business plan.
– Work with the Head of Finance & Procurement to develop and implement robust internal controls in line with the Scottish Public Finance Manual to deliver appropriate elements of the organisation’s scheme of delegation relating to use of finance systems, Oracle Cloud and procurement cards.
– Manage the work for charging for official controls in meat establishments and export hubs. Ensure the implementation of the Scottish charging model including the production, negotiation and publication of the annual charge rates whilst working with the branch head to review on an ongoing basis and that remains fit for purpose.
– Manage the Accounts Payable & Receivable functions (including debt management), ensuring payments to suppliers and the invoicing service to customers are completed whilst ensuring the appropriate controls and reconciliations are in place.
– Manage the work for VAT returns, fixed asset register, bank reconciliations, cash forecasting and drawdowns, ensuring all tasks are completed in a timely manner and that internal processes are fit for purpose.
– Oversee the production and publication of the quarterly disclosures under the Public Services Reform Act (PSRA) including the report for electronic procurement cards (ePC) Expenditure (over £500).
– Complete monthly account checks and balance sheet reconciliations to provide accurate and timely advice as well as reporting the financial reviews to the branch head.
– Prepare the Annual Accounts in line with the Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM) and relevant Internal Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and ensure that they are signed off by the Accounting Officer with subsequent unqualified audit opinion. Ensure that all disclosures are updated and produced in line with existing, updated and new standards.
– Work closely with the Finance Manager to review internal controls, systems and processes across both teams as well as capacity and capability of the finance function in the organisation.
– Liaise with Audit Scotland to manage the completion of internal and external audits, and the subsequent implementation of any recommendations.
Essential Skills:
– Qualified accountant from a member of CCAB and with relevant practical experience for the role.
– Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to write concise papers which inform and influence senior management decision making and present to stakeholders.
– Proven leadership skills – ability to lead a team and empower, value, develop and motivate people.
– Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to prioritise your own workload and competing demands.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
