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Service Accountant

Employer
London Borough of Hackney
Location
Hackney, London (Greater)
Salary
£42,432 - £44,373 per annum (PO4)
Closing date
21 Apr 2019

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Job Details

Hackney is London's most diverse and dynamic borough. Stretching from the edge of the City, to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, it is an area of rapid economic growth, particularly in the tech, media, fashion and other creative industries. Hackney has more green space than any other inner London borough, some of the capital's best schools, and first class transport connections, which combined with excellent local public services and a thriving arts, cultural and retail sector, are fast making it one of London's most popular areas to live, work and visit. The challenge for Hackney is to make sure that the borough's economic growth provides benefits for everyone who lives here, and to create opportunities that will transform the lives of local people.

Hackney Council is looking to recruit to a number of roles to support the management of finances for the Council’s Children, Adults and Community Health functions. You will operate from within the Corporate Financial Management team and therefore play a key role in providing the financial support to your services, setting the best practice standards for all other finance teams to follow and working with the Head of Finance to help set robust internal controls, all at a time of real economic challenge in the public sector.

As a Service Accountant supporting Children’s, Adults and Community Health (CACH), you will be proactive in providing high quality and informed financial advice at all levels to facilitate operational decision making - challenging and justifying decisions where necessary. You will be responsible for ensuring the three main pillars of the annual budget cycle (budget setting, budget monitoring and closing of accounts) are completed for a range of services while working with service managers to get the job done. You will build strong working relationships across the authority and with external stakeholders, and you will need the financial expertise to work in accordance with necessary accounting and legislative guidelines.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a customer focused management accounting environment in a large organisation and will have an understanding of local government finance and services. Applicants must be fully qualified AAT or part qualified CCAB. An in-depth understanding of Children’s and/or Adult Social Services is desirable.

For further details on the role, please refer to the job description and person specification.

It is essential that your attach a supporting statement (no more than 3 sides of A4), addressing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet all aspects of the post, as indicated in the person specification

At Hackney, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is stimulating, fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high profile organisation. If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please apply now.

We are passionate about equal opportunities and welcome a broad diversity of talent to apply.

Closing date: Sunday 21 April 2019 (22:59 hrs)

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.

We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Company

Hackney is London's most diverse, dynamic neighbourhood. Reaching from the Square Mile to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, this is an area of rapid economic growth, particularly in technology, media, fashion and other creative industries. Hackney has more green spaces than any other inner London borough; some of the capital's finest schools; first class transport connections; excellent public services; and thriving arts, cultural and retail sectors. We seek people with ambition, creativity and commitment to ensure our economic growth provides benefits for everyone and creates opportunities to transform the lives of residents.

The London Borough of Hackney, one of the UK’s highest-performing boroughs requires a Head of Finance to lead services through a period of radical and positive transition. Dealing with exciting change programmes; providing strategic advice; taking responsibility for the directorate’s financial strategies, revenues and capital budgets; the varied workload of this position presents an exciting, challenging and highly rewarding opportunity for someone who wants to make a real difference.

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