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Accountant

Accountant

Brackenberry • Northallerton, United Kingdom
4 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
  • Temporary
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Job description

We are working closely with a local authority in North Yorkshire to assist with the appointment of an Accountant, on a 3-months contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £394.23- £499.00 per day

Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Interim Accountant to provide high-quality financial management and technical accounting support for the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining strong financial controls, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, managing treasury activities, overseeing balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting the production of statutory financial reporting.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead and maintain robust balance sheet controls, ensuring reconciliations are accurate, complete, and audit-ready.
  • Deliver technical accounting services in accordance with CIPFA standards and relevant accounting regulations.
  • Complete VAT returns, government financial submissions, and other regulatory reporting accurately and within required deadlines.
  • Support internal and external audit processes by providing accurate financial information and documentation.
  • Administer and maintain the Xero finance system, ensuring data integrity and effective financial processes.
  • Ensure compliance with financial regulations, accounting standards, and organisational policies.

Qualifications:

  • CCAB-qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, or equivalent) or
  • AAT-qualified Accounting Technician (or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience and continuing professional development (CPD).
  • Strong knowledge of financial accounting principles, treasury management, VAT, and statutory reporting.

Essentials:

  • Proven experience in financial accounting, balance sheet management, and statutory reporting.
  • Experience managing treasury functions, including cashflow, banking, and investments.
  • Demonstrable experience preparing VAT returns, government submissions, and regulatory reports.
  • Experience managing reserves, grants, and income recognition processes.

Please note:

  • You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
  • You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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