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Ashfield District Council have an exciting opportunity for an Accountant to join the team based in Kirkby-In-Ashfield. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis (37 hours per week) and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £35,412 - £38,220 per annum. We are currently seeking an experienced and ambitious Accountant to work in our high-performing Finance Team. You will be a confident individual and team player, able to work effectively with the Senior Management, partners and employees across the Council.
Job Responsibility:
Undertake general accounting duties within the Finance team
Provide budgetary support to Budget Holders
Contribute to the delivery of the Council’s annual Statement of Accounts to a high quality and in accordance with the statutory requirements and deadlines
Ensure the relevant accounting systems and records support the production and reporting of accurate and timely financial accounting information
Administer various day to day operations relating to finance, referring matters to the Principal Accountant as necessary
Posting monthly journals
Preparing month end reconciliations
Preparing budget monitoring reports and meeting with budget holders
Preparing statutory reports to reconciliation stage, including the Quarterly Revenue Outturn report, and the annual Revenue Outturn and Revenue Analysis reports
Preparing the monthly VAT return for approval by the Principal Accountant
Submitting the monthly VAT return to HMRC
Requirements:
Experienced and ambitious
Confident individual and team player
Able to work effectively with Senior Management, partners and employees across the Council