Deputy Chief Accountant

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Permanent contract with local authority
Working closely with the Deputy Chief Accountant, the main responsibility of this role is to ensure the timely delivery of the Council’s annual Statement of Accounts, maintain effective accounting controls, and collaborate with the Council’s external auditors.
The role involves providing support to the Chief Accountant in various aspects of corporate finance and offering resilience across the team, with a specific focus on providing guidance in Technical Accounting, Fixed Assets, and Taxation.
Reporting to the Chief Accountant, the Deputy Chief Accountant will also provide support in areas within the Corporate Accountancy team, including specific financial accounting tasks such as Financial Statements, Balance Sheet Reconciliations Monitoring, reviewing and challenging financial controls and associated processes, and providing financial guidance and support to services across the Council.
Additionally, the role involves liaising with the council’s external auditors, maintaining the relationship between auditors and the wider finance team, taking ownership of specific finance processes to ensure all officers are appropriately trained, and ensuring that the areas of the Accounts for which the officer is responsible for are accounted for in line with Internal Financing Reporting Standards and CIPFA’s Code of Practice for Local Government Accounting.
Proactively seeking opportunities to improve the financial support the service provides to the Council is also a key aspect of this role.
The position offers an opportunity to gain valuable experience and a sound understanding of the Council’s technical accounting processes and procedures, leading to effective financial controls and the production of the Statement of Accounts.
The ideal candidate for this role would be a fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant with strong Excel and analytical skills, experienced in the closure of accounts, audit, and possessing sound technical accounting skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are also essential to effectively engage with staff at all levels within the Council and from external organizations.
Enfield offers a hybrid working arrangement, with an expectation for the incumbent to be in the office on a regular basis to meet business needs, including attendance at key departmental meetings.

Requirements


Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant
Strong Excel and analytical skills
Experience in closure of accounts and audit
Sound technical accounting skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills Read more

Published on 2025/09/10. Modified on 2025/09/10.

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Full job description
Permanent contract with local authority
Working closely with the Deputy Chief Accountant, the main responsibility of this role is to ensure the timely delivery of the Council’s annual Statement of Accounts, maintain effective accounting controls, and collaborate with the Council’s external auditors.
The role involves providing support to the Chief Accountant in various aspects of corporate finance and offering resilience across the team, with a specific focus on providing guidance in Technical Accounting, Fixed Assets, and Taxation.
Reporting to the Chief Accountant, the Deputy Chief Accountant will also provide support in areas within the Corporate Accountancy team, including specific financial accounting tasks such as Financial Statements, Balance Sheet Reconciliations Monitoring, reviewing and challenging financial controls and associated processes, and providing financial guidance and support to services across the Council.
Additionally, the role involves liaising with the council’s external auditors, maintaining the relationship between auditors and the wider finance team, taking ownership of specific finance processes to ensure all officers are appropriately trained, and ensuring that the areas of the Accounts for which the officer is responsible for are accounted for in line with Internal Financing Reporting Standards and CIPFA’s Code of Practice for Local Government Accounting.
Proactively seeking opportunities to improve the financial support the service provides to the Council is also a key aspect of this role.
The position offers an opportunity to gain valuable experience and a sound understanding of the Council’s technical accounting processes and procedures, leading to effective financial controls and the production of the Statement of Accounts.
The ideal candidate for this role would be a fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant with strong Excel and analytical skills, experienced in the closure of accounts, audit, and possessing sound technical accounting skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are also essential to effectively engage with staff at all levels within the Council and from external organizations.
Enfield offers a hybrid working arrangement, with an expectation for the incumbent to be in the office on a regular basis to meet business needs, including attendance at key departmental meetings.

Requirements


Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant
Strong Excel and analytical skills
Experience in closure of accounts and audit
Sound technical accounting skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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