Venesky Brown
Assistant Accountant
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Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Kilmarnock, is currently looking to recruit an Assistant Accountant for a contract running up to 12 months on a rate of £200/day (Inside IR35). This role will be based fully onsite.
Responsibilities
- Manage, develop and implement effective financial monitoring and reporting in line with the Financial Strategy and the Strategic Vision
- Provide day-to-day management of accountancy function including regular meetings with budget holders and preparation of overall Trust financial reports
- Provide day-to-day management of treasury function including management of regular bank reconciliations and cash flow management.
- Provide financial support to non-financial colleagues
- Be responsible for adherence to all relevant legislation and guidance including:
- Current Financial legislation
- Financial Regulations
- Accountancy Policy Bulletins
- Protocols
- Develop and maintain successful and productive partnerships that will have a positive impact on the service such as;
- External Funders
- Office of National Statistics
- Benchmarking Groups
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Essential Skills:
- SVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a Finance related subject.
- Knowledge of financial management systems.
- Demonstrable knowledge of technical financial and management accounting.
- Ability to translate financial issues concisely and effectively into a format that can be understood across different audiences.
- Ability to analyse numbers with a focus on understanding, interpreting and presenting financial results.
- Ability to demonstrate diplomacy, integrity and confidentiality.
- Good interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Change management skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team to meet defined timescales.
- Ability to adapt to a changing environment.
- Ability to adopt hands on approach.
- Professional and customer focused approach.
- Enthusiastic and motivated.
- Ability to travel to attend meetings.
- Worked within financial or accounting environment.
- Contributed to budget planning of large complex budgets.
- Contributed to managing change and financial implications arising from service redesign.
- Contributed to developing constructive relationships across Services and external partners.
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Desirable Skills:
- SVQ Level 4 or equivalent in a Business or Administration subject.
- Part-qualification of a CCAB professional accounting body.
- Knowledge of programme management methodology
- Evidence of CPD.
- Experience of budget setting processes and analysis of funding arrangements.
- Experience of monitoring and reporting financial performance against budget.
- Experience of completing statutory financial returns.
- Experience of working within a charitable environment.
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