Interim Financial Accountant

We are working with a ministerial government department to recruit a number of interim qualified accountants for their busy year end period. These roles will be responsible for preparing the group accounts and providing sound technical financial advice to internal & external stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing the C-Packs submitted by ALBs to ensure these are complete, accurate and the submitted data passes all validations
• Supporting colleagues and ALBs in the resolution of accounting (and budgetary) issues
• Working as an intermediary between ALBs to resolve any counter party elimination mismatches
• Preparing adjusting journals as necessary
• Preparation, reviewing, sense checking and proof reading of final accounts
• Reviewing the accounts to ensure conformity with the Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM)
• Liaising with the National Audit Office (NAO) and ensuring all necessary documentation is available for audit
• Provision of technical accounting (and possibly budgetary) advice

Essential Requirements:

• Fully qualified accountant with 2 years+ experience
• Experience of producing/auditing accounts (ideally consolidated and within Central Government)
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to influence others
• Understanding of complex accounting systems
• Development and delivery of process improvements
• Advanced Excel skills
• Demonstrable attention to detail

For more information get in touch with Timsalmon@allenlane.co.uk / 07921335786