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We require an experienced Local Government Finance professional to support temporary capacity issues on the Co-ordination and Technical Team within Financial Management.

The successful applicant will be CIPFA qualified with Local Government finance experience.

We are specifically looking for experience in any / all of the following areas:

• Accounting for Leases

• Collection Fund Accounting

• VAT Accounting

Essential skills:

• Excellent excel skills (e.g. pivot tables)

• Experienced in managing and manipulating data

• Experienced in application of accounting standards

• Confident to work independently (with direction)

• Confident to challenge and suggest improvement to processes

Planned activities:

• Supporting implementation of IFRS 16, Leases

o Supporting the Principal Accountant (Technical) with implementation of IFRS 16, Leases, for 24/25’s Accounts.

o Finance Lease model is already in use and approved by our auditors – main task would be to replicate this model for all appropriate assets and to assist with consolidation of data and preparation of related disclosure notes.

• Supporting Collection Fund Accounting

o Supporting Principal Accountant (Co-ordination) with year-end Collection Fund Accounting and associated returns.

• Review of VAT processes

o Assisting with review of VAT treatment of the Council’s Fees and Charges.

• Other ad-hoc year end support