Interim Chief Accountant · Hybrid
Location:
Country: United Kingdom
Role:
- Industry: financial services, Public Sector and Government
- Job Type: Contract / Freelance
Working Arrangement: Hybrid
Rate: DOE
Application Details:
- Date Posted:
Start Date: ASAP
Expiry Date: 31/05/2026
Job Reference: 080420261
Interim Chief Accountant · Hybrid
Job Opportunity! – Interim Chief Accountant – Predominantly Remote!
A local authority client of mine are currently on the lookout for an Interim Chief Accountant to join their team on an interim basis.
Contract Duration: 6 Months (Likely to extend).
Rate: DOE.
IR35: Inside
Hybrid: Predominantly remote based, as and when needed in office.
Days: X5 Days per week.
Start Date: ASAP
Main duties:
- Directly manage the Technical Accountant & the Treasury Management Accountant (there are a team of Finance Business Analysts below these posts).
- The role is very heavily hands on despite the above.
- Lead and hands on closedown the overall statement of accounts for the council, pull the accounts together.
- Fixed assets accounting. The FAR is excel based, there is no HRA.
- Liaise with external auditors in relation to year end.
Successful candidates:
- Must be a fully qualified accountant.
- Must have previous hands on experience leading on closing down the statement of accounts for a local authority before.
- Must have experience managing external audit processes.
- Must have previous management experience within corporate finance.
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