Principal Accountant Job in Croydon, London

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Principal Accountant Job in Croydon, London

Job Description
This is an exciting opportunity to join our client as a Principal Accountant to work from home, in the office once every fortnight – Croydon

Start date: ASAP
Hours: Full Time Mon to Fri salary: £375 day rate Umbrella

3 Months (likely to be extended)

The post holder will have overall responsibility for overseeing financial planning, management and coordination of financial arrangements for a given area across both revenue and capital finance and/or cross cutting areas such as corporate and statutory reporting, and technical finance. Social Care and/or Education experience, knowledge and experience of local government finance and management of key financial processes (budget setting, monitoring and closing of accounts).

To lead on a number of processes to ensure that internal and external deadlines are met. The post holder will maintain a proactive relationship with key stakeholders across the borough, providing valuable finance support and effective challenge. They will play a key role in delivering an integrated approach to the development of financial strategy across the client service. The post holder will be expected to maintain up to date technical knowledge and develop processes and procedures to ensure compliance with new requirements and legislation.

Providing high quality, responsive, effective and timely advice, its committees and officers, Government Departments, external auditors and external bodies, partnerships, on all matters of financial significance.
Expected to act as an effective task manager (and line manager where necessary) by providing regular honest feedback and coaching delegating work appropriately, will be expected to provide support to the relevant Finance Manager and Head of Finance, deputising when required.

Maintaining a strong understanding of specific services and associated issues
Establishing and maintaining a strong collaborative relationship with budget holders and finance colleagues using a range of communication methods .
Actively meet with key contacts in the service departments to gain insight and provide financial advice when necessary; Adopting an inquisitive mind-set and use this to identify and challenge key financial issues, and help come up with solutions;
Promoting the importance of strong financial control and how it can be achieved by departmental services.
Providing guidance and training to budget holders within your assigned area.
Produce high quality written work: for example, briefing notes for non-finance and contributing to corporate outputs or other ad hoc pieces of work

Consultant: Sarah Gillan Telephone: (phone number removed)

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Job Type: Contract, Temporary, Full Time
Location: Croydon, London
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Croydon
County: Greater London
Country: United Kingdom
Salary: £375/day
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