Accountant (Business Partner)
Local Authority Cheshire
Crewe Based
Hybrid Working Available
3 Months Contract (Potential for Extension)
Monday to Friday 09:00-16:20
37 Hours per week
£25ph Umbrella

Job Purpose

To manage a team of staff responsible for providing a range of specialist financial and service improvement advice to the Council's services, to ensure effective management of resources, proper
accountability and control and compliance with the statutory obligations of the Section 151 Officer and corporate standards.

Main responsibilities

• Organise and manage the work of a team of staff to ensure that it operates effectively and meets

its objectives, as specified in the Service Business Plan.

• Prepare expenditure estimates, capital programmes and revenue budgets in order to ensure that

these comply with the Council's Financial Standing Orders and Regulations, the Council's
Medium Term Strategy and professional guidelines.

• Advise on, guide and co-ordinate the monitoring and reporting by individual Service or corporate

managers of performance against capital and revenue budgets and other performance targets to
ensure that appropriate and timely management and remedial action is taken.

• Maintain financial systems and procedures in the defined area of the post, in accordance with the

requirements of Financial Standing Orders and Regulations, to ensure that proper and efficient arrangements are made for the administration of the Council's financial affairs to the satisfaction
of the external auditors.

• Identify, investigate and advise on areas of potential financial or Service risk to ensure that

appropriate actions can be reflected in the business plan, at a corporate or Service department
level and to monitor the effectiveness of implementation.

• Provide input into special investigations, Service reviews and resource projects to ensure that

inefficiencies and budget variances are investigated and reported and opportunities for
performance improvement identified.

• Analyse, evaluate and advise on financial information for Service, corporate managers and

Members, in order to ensure that management decisions are taken in the context of up-to-date
accurate and appropriate data and full realisation of benefits.

• Devise, implement and maintain operational procedures and schedules to ensure the effective

and efficient delivery of financial services to the agreed specifications and quality standards
across the total client base.

• Review and report on the development of new and existing financial systems to advise Service

managers on best value and management controls in the furtherance of service objectives.

• Advise Service managers on the financial implications of decisions including where appropriate

drafting of reports to Service and corporate committees / panels, to ensure that action is taken
with a proper appreciation of corporate financial standards and best value considerations.

• Provide financial training and advice on systems and procedures to improve service delivery on

the security and standard of financial management.

If this role is of interest, please just respond to this advert with an up to date copy of your CV or call Jake on 01772 208969