Deputy Chief Accountant - North London

a Local Authority in the North Enfield who are looking to appoint a talented Deputy Chief Accountant on an Permanent basis are working with Spencer Clarke Group to find the right candidate.

What's on offer:

• Salary: £53,817 - £68,265, inside IR35.

*negotiable based on experience

*please submit your CV with the rate you require

• Hybrid working
• Contract type: Contract (37 hrs a week)
• Hours: 09:00 -17:30

About the role:

Based in North London (Hybrid):

This role, working alongside the existing Deputy Chief Accountant, is to deliver the Council's annual Statement of Accounts, ensure effective accounting controls and liaise with the Council's external auditors.

You will be expected to support the Chief Accountant in any aspect of corporate finance and provide resilience across the team, whilst specifically supporting and guiding in the areas of Technical Accounting, Fixed Assets and Taxation.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting on specific financial accounting areas such as Financial Statements, Balance Sheet Reconciliations & Monitoring.
• Liaising with council's external auditors and maintaining the relationship between auditors and wider finance team.
• Ensure that the areas of the Accounts for which the officer is responsible for is accounted for in line with Internal Financing Reporting Standards and CIPFA's Code of Practice for Local Government Accounting.

About you:
You will have the following experience:

• The successful candidate would need to be a fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant with strong Excel and analytical skills.
• They would need to be experienced in the closure of accounts, audit and have sound technical accounting skills.

How to apply

• Once your CV is received, if you are successful you will be contacted.
• Due to the extremely high number of applications, it may not be possible to contact every applicant. As such, if you are not contacted please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

About Spencer Clarke Group

Here at Spencer Clarke Group, we pride ourselves on connecting you with the best career opportunities; our experienced Consultants have extensive market knowledge and will also provide expert career advice along the way.

When you join us, you will receive:

• Access to a wide range of temporary and permanent opportunities
• Free DBS checks
• Post Placement Aftercare
• Loyalty reward scheme and regular competitions for our agency professionals

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