Jobs in London - Finance Officer/Assistant Accountant • South West London

Company: CRA GROUP LIMITED

South West London

6 months contract with local authoritiesJob Summary:To support the relevant Group Manager/Accountant in the provision of a value adding, customer focused business support and relationship management service to relevant budget holders and Heads of Service to ensure their financial needs are met. This includes supporting the delivery of sound financial planning, management, closure of account, project support & advice, management accounting, reporting, statutory/statistical returns (including returns to government departments and tax returns), and coordination of financial arrangements for a given division/area across both revenue, capital (as appropriate).Support the development of financial competence of budget holders within the relevant directorate/areas, as well as compliance in using the financial systems of the organisation.To support and implement the changing role of finance in becoming a service that is proactive, takes ownership and maximises benefit from technological changes, focuses on becoming a data led, value adding professional advisory and support function whilst also ensuring appropriate controls are in place in relation to transitional processing.Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):· Provide effective, responsive, proactive and valued business support relationships with given areas, work with and support them in achieving their outcomes while driving financial improvements and delivering excellent customer service. This includes taking ownership to ensure the outcomes are delivered and working collaboratively with other colleagues/services to do this where necessary.· Promote good working relationships with the external/internal auditors and contribute to the prompt resolution of any audit queries. Providing support where necessary to senior officers with regard to audit queries.· Ensure the council’s accounts reflect the true accounting position and transactional postings to the chart of accounts are correct at source, for relevant areas.· Enable service users, through training, guidance, and other means (as appropriate) to enhance knowledge and promote a culture of compliance with defined financial processes and controls. To ensure that the financial governance requirements are understood and accepted by the business and that the implications of non-compliance are made clear for given areas.Essential Experience Required:Knowledge of local authority accounting requirementsKnowledge of budgets and accounts within a large organisational setting – preferably local governmentAdditional information to note:· This position is located in LondonThe closing date for this position is April 26, 2023, at 4:00 pm.