The role
The role sits within the corporate finance team and reports to the Chief Accountant. You will support the Chief Accountant in a number of key areas of corporate finance including financial accounting and audit, corporate revenue and capital monitoring, VAT, technical accounting, submission of statutory returns and special projects.
Southwark Council is a large and complex organisation and this is an exciting opportunity to work in the heart of its finance function, ideally suited for a self-motivated accountant who aspires to help build a strong corporate finance team and build up their accounting skills and experience.
About Us
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
About You
-To be considered you will need to be a qualified or part-qualified accountant and have some relevant experience in local government finance. The ability to demonstrate strong technical accounting skills, along with strong communication and presentation skills and the ability to communicate complex financial information in an understandable way is key to the role.
-Detailed corporate accounting knowledge is not essential but the successful candidate will be expected to undergo intensive on the job training to quickly become proficient in technical accounting areas and they will provide key support to finance professionals within the PFS service and service managers.
-You will liaise with our external auditors, HMRC, professional advisers and other suppliers, building effective working relationships, ensuring a high level of service is maintained for the Council
Additional Information
- This is a x1 Permanent position
- Standard 36 hours Monday - Friday
If you are interested in the role and would like to find out more please contact Amarjit Uppal, Chief Accountant, at Amarjit.Uppal@southwark.gov.uk
We will only consider applications from internal candidates, that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment”
Additional salary details
Benefits and more information:
- https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
- https://jobs.theguardian.com/minisites/southwark-council/life-at-southwark-benefits-and-more/
Recruitment timetable
- Closing date: 25/06/2023
- Interview date: 12/07/2023
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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