Swyddi ar lein
Group Accountant x2
£43,516 - £45,495 a year | Permanent
- Reference:
- 22-23461
- Job title:
- Group Accountant x2
- Directorate:
- Finance
- Service:
- Accountancy and Finance
- Closing date:
- 01/12/2022 10:00
- Job type/Hours:
- Permanent | 37 Hour
- Salary:
- £43,516 - £45,495 a year
- Pay Scale:
- PS5
- Location(s):
- Caernarfon
Details
Job Advertisement
*PLEASE NOTE*
Cyngor Gwynedd is committed to being an inclusive employer, and to enhancing the diversity of the workforce.
Your application form will be assessed anonymously. Your title, name and email address will not be shared with the appointing panel for the purpose of shortlisting. You should carefully consider this when completing the further information section of the application form.
Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this (Information Pack)
Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.
We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.
(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)
For further information about this post please contact Ffion Madog Evans, Senior Finance Manager on 01286 679133
Interview date to be confirmed.
Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH Tel: 01286 679076 E-Mail: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
CLOSING DATE: 10.00 AM, THURSDAY, 01/12/2022
If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.
Person Specification
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
ESSENTIAL
A dedicated and conscientious attitude towards work.
The ability to work under pressure and to a specific timetable.
The ability to motivate others and work together in a team.
The ability to use wisdom.
Communicate complex issues clearly and concisely.
Willing to take ownership of the work.
Flexible and collaborates effectively with others.
DESIRABLE
Ability to take guidance.
Ability to use discretion.
QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT TRAINING
ESSENTIAL
Qualified accountant, partly qualified or relevant qualifications.
DESIRABLE
Full recognised Accountancy Qualification.
Degree.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
Experience of providing financial support to services.
Experience of monitoring expenditure programmes and budgetary management.
Experience of preparing revenue accounts within the scheduled timescale.
Experience of financial systems.
Experience of IT systems to forecast financial projections.
DESIRABLE
Experience of providing financial support to services within the public sector.
Experience of staff supervision.
Experience of identifying managers’ requirements (to manage their budgets) and to provide a helpful service.
SKILLS AND SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
ESSENTIAL
Knowledge of recent developments within the financial field and its relevance to Local Authorities within Wales.
Excellent IT skills.
Effective written and oral communications skills.
Thorough knowledge of budgetary monitoring principles.
DESIRABLE
Knowledge of CIPFA’s guidance relating to accountancy.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
Listening and Speaking - Advanced Level
Being able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English at a professional level and discuss every day general topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions. Being able to provide a presentation prepared in advance and respond to any comments and questions on it through the medium of Welsh and English.
Reading and Comprehension - Advanced Level
Ability to understand standard, formal and informal written Welsh and English. Ability to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles, through the medium of Welsh and English in order to carry out the job.
Writing - Advanced Level
Present written information with confidence in the form of a letter, a more detailed and technical report and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinions through the medium of Welsh and English. (It is possible to get help to check the language)
The attributes expected of the postholder should be noted. These should be used
as assessment criteria for all candidates
Job Description
Purpose of the Post.
• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
• Lead the team responsible for providing finance and accountancy service to Council Department / Departments in the most efficient and effective manner and contribute to enable the Department / Departments to achieve its aims and objectives.
Responsibility for functions e.g. staff, budgets, equipment
• Manage three members of the accountancy team on a day-to-day basis and overall responsibility for the equipment used within the scope of the post.
3 Main Duties
The post holder is expected to lead the Team which provides financial accounting and management accounting support service to the Department / Departments as follows:
• Ensure that the targets set by the Senior Finance Manager are achieved and take steps to correct any slippage or reduction in quality.
• Line manager for the finance staff working with related Department / Department budgets and encourage staff to work to their full potential, measuring performance against targets.
• Ensure that the requirements of the Head / Heads of Department and management are fulfilled in accordance with any requirements set in a service level agreement.
• Carry out work on the budgets and accounts of the relevant Department / Departments, compliant with appropriate professional standards, with the instructions of the Senior Finance Manager or Head of Finance and in accordance with any relevant corporate policies.
• Prepare the budgets and final accounts of the Department / Departments concerned, in accordance with guidelines laid down by the Senior Finance Manager or Head of Finance.
• Perform budgetary functions related to the areas of the Department / Departments concerned, in accordance with applicable statutory requirements, and take personal responsibility for complex budgets requiring high-level input.
• Monitor the revenue and capital budgets of the Department / Departments concerned and prepare reports as applicable for the Head / Heads of Department and management, Senior Finance Manager and/or Head of Finance.
• Establish and review financial information systems, consulting with the Head / Heads of Department and management where necessary to ensure that sound fiscal management can be exercised.
• Ensure that accurate grant applications are submitted on time to external bodies and that appropriate grant monitoring arrangements are in place.
• Assist the Senior Finance Manager in considering any accounting developments in the area of services involved, and assist in developing compliant arrangements by keeping abreast of relevant developments.
• Attend relevant meetings, committees, working groups or panels as required by the Senior Finance Manager and play a leading role in developing the financial strategy of the Department / Departments concerned.
• Provide advice, information or financial reports to the Head / Heads of Department and management as necessary.
• Provide and review statistics of relevant services in accordance with statutory requirements and recognised accounting standards.
• Responsibility for self-development.
• To ensure compliance with workplace Health and Safety rules in accordance with the responsibilities set out in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council's Health and Safety Policy.
• To act within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
• Responsibility for managing information in accordance with the Council's information management standards and guidelines. Ensure that personal information is handled in compliance with Data Protection legislation.
• A commitment to reduce the Council's carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan and to encourage others to take positive action towards reducing the Council's carbon footprint.
• Undertake any other equivalent and reasonable duties which corresponds with the salary and responsibility level of the post.
• Responsibility to report concern or suspicion of abuse of a child or vulnerable adult.
Special Circumstances e.g. the need to work unsociable hours, special working arrangements etc.
• The need to work outside of normal working hours occasionally.
The above indicates an outline of duties only, in order to give an idea of the level of responsibility entailed. This job description is not exhaustive in detail, and job duties may change from time to time without changing its fundamental nature and level of responsibility.
