Job Description
Are you a part-qualified (or qualified) accountant who wants interesting work in an interesting work environment (yes I used "interesting" twice, but when you find out who it is, I think you'll agree with me…if not then we can chat about what is "interesting" to you and there, that's 4 times!) But you are hoping to avoid the full-time week? This one's worth a proper look. I'm recruiting an Assistant Accountant for a well-known public body with a finance team that does far more than keep the lights on. It's a broad, hands-on role that touches the whole accounting cycle and so if you like variety and want to keep building your technical skills, you won't be bored. What you'd actually be doing: Helping produce the annual report and accounts, including the consolidation returns to the sponsoring government department Treasury management and cash flow forecasting, keeping the right liquidity, maximising investment income and reporting to governance groups Owning the fixed asset register and being the go-to for capital queries VAT and Corporation Tax compliance, plus advising business areas on the tax treatment of proposed transactions Statutory returns to the ONS and other government bodies Building and maintaining performance dashboards, and getting stuck into process improvement and automation (Power BI is a real plus here) What I'm looking for: CCAB part-qualified or AAT qualified with a commitment to finishing your exams — or already qualified Strong financial and numerical acumen Confident IT skills, especially Excel Someone who can explain the numbers in plain English to non-finance colleagues The good bit — how it works: This is a 0.6 FTE role, and the hours are refreshingly flexible. You can shape the 0.6 across anywhere from three to five days a week, with two to three days in the office in North Yorkshire (commutable from Leeds, York, Harrogate). Build the pattern that fits your life. Because of that flexibility, these could help someone with school-age children looking for work that fits more easily around the school day. (One honest note: they're year-round roles, not term-time only, so you'd still want cover sorted for the holidays, but could potentially then work longer days for more time with your children) Salary: Salary: £32,000–£41,000 FTE per annum depending upon experience, paid pro rata for 0.6 (so you'd receive 60% of the full-time figure for your 60% of the hours — roughly £19,200–£24,600 actual salary for the 0.6). On top of that sits an exceptional pension — one of the most generous defined-benefit schemes going, and a big part of what makes roles like this stand out.
