The role
The Roles:
The council is currently recruiting to 3 Divisional Accountant positions:
Divisional Accountant – Education x 2
The post holder will provide accountancy support for Education services. You will be reporting to the Senior Finance Manager for Education and Schools.
Responsibilities will include:
Establishing and maintaining an excellent relationship with budget holders in order to stay informed about finance related developments in their service areas
Using this knowledge to produce an accurate periodic forecast for these areas
Creating high quality monthly finance reports to keep management informed about the financial situation in their respective areas
Year end closure of accounts including liaising with auditors
Finance lead for key statistical and grant returns
Support on key projects and provide advice to Senior Managers
Divisional Accountant – Children and Families x 1
The post holder will provide management accountancy support to Children and Families. You will be reporting to the Senior Finance Manager for Children and Families.
The post holder will have responsibility for the following areas:
Establishing and maintaining excellent relationships with budget holders in order to stay informed about all finance related developments in their service areas.
Using this knowledge to produce accurate monthly forecasts for these areas
Creating high quality and informative monthly finance reports to keep management informed about the financial situation in their respective areas
Year end closure of accounts including liaising with auditors
Finance lead for statutory and grant returns
Support on key projects and provide advice to Senior Managers
About Southwark:
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:
We want only the best for Southwark and we are seeking a qualified accountant with a strong background in finance. For the Education roles specifically roles we prefer someone with experience in education, schools/DSG accounting as well as experience in working with and advising schools. You will work closely with the service directorate as well as head teachers, school business managers to understand their needs and help support them deliver departmental and corporate objectives as well as necessary savings targets. You will have an excellent track record of achievement. The successful candidate will be expected to have sound financial and analytical abilities, strong leadership and excellent people and communication skills.
Additional information:
For an informal, confidential discussion about the job opportunity, please contact Tim Gibson at Tim.Gibson2@southwark.gov.uk regarding the Education roles or Deon.Kritzinger@southwark.gov.uk regarding the Children and Families role.
Additional salary details
The Council’s Professional Finance Services (PFS) division sits within the Finance Department. PFS provides professional accounting and financial advisory and support services to the organisation. The division is made up of around 50 members of staff arranged in a ‘hub and spoke’ model with three departmental finance teams and a central ‘corporate finance’ team.
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
Application Closing Date: 11.59pm on Monday 14th August 2023
Interview and Assessment: w/c 4 September 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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