Capital and Treasury Accountant - Norwich, United Kingdom - South Norfolk and Broadland District Council

South Norfolk and Broadland District Council

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Norwich, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Would you enjoy a varied role supporting the big projects and managing investments in Broadland and South Norfolk?

Role Snapshot...

We are looking for an innovative and enthusiastic Finance professional to help support the delivery of major capital projects within the Broadland and South Norfolk district areas and to manage our investment portfolios.

What you could be part of...

We are seeking a senior finance professional, part or fully qualified CCAB, to join our busy corporate finance team.

Working with the Finance Manager, you will provide a capital accounting service to key stakeholders within the organisation and take the lead in preparing both Councils' Capital budget and financing, Capital Strategies and asset entries in the financial accounts.

You will manage the investment portfolios of both Councils, leading on treasury investment and borrowing activities and arranging prudential borrowing, as and when required.

You will ideally have experience in treasury management, capital budget preparation, capital financing and monitoring processes and accounting for assets as well as providing advice to non-financial managers.

Working at the Council enables you to be part of an organisation which is proud to deliver high-quality, customer focused services.

Our success comes from us being commercially astute and business-like.

Continuous improvement is also vital, and we challenge ourselves to develop new and innovative ways to improve the services that make a real difference to people's lives.

What you'll be doing...

*Leading on the production of the development and preparation of the Capital Strategies alongside the 5-year capital programme and financing, as part of the annual budget setting process, and ensure that it operates within the complex statutory legislation and regulations.
*Providing expert capital accounting advice, expertise, financial modelling and budget monitoring to service units, budget managers, senior officers and members.
*Leading on the year end capital and asset entries in the financial statements.
*Supporting services in developing robust financial business cases for major investment projects and to advise Officers and Members on capital proposals and projects.
*Sitting on project and specialist programme boards as the Capital Finance lead.
*Leading the Treasury Management function to maximize the investment return, commensurate with ensuring security and liquidity of investments, and in compliance with the Treasury Management and Annual Investment Strategies, which you will also prepare.
*Directing the Accountancy Assistants in making financial investments and approving these in consultation with the Finance Manager, where appropriate.
*Maintaining accurate records relating to monies held by the Councils on behalf of other bodies, such as Section 106's. This includes the calculation of interest, notification to the relevant person/bodies and the associated statutory tax returns.

You must have...

*problem-solving skills for significantly complex technical activities.
*the ability to work under broad direction.
*the ability to be responsible for your own work.
*good communications skills.

You may be required to occasionally present to stakeholders such as corporate managers, Members, Committee / Panels or other key external bodies.

What's in it for you...

Why Work For Us?

Do you want to know more about why our staff work for us? Our website has a fantastic why work for us section where our staff tell us what makes working for the Councils so special.

What Flexible and Agile Working Arrangements do we Offer?

The Councils understand the importance of operating a work life balance in the modern world. The Councils operate a flexible working policy and agile working options available for employees where operationally possible.

What Roles Do the Councils Offer?

The Councils operate a vast and diverse number of services for our residents, so with this comes a vast and diverse amount of job roles within the Councils.

Our website has a great graphic showing all our job families and roles within the Councils.

From here you can plan your career with the Councils or get some ideas on other roles that you may be interested in.

What Benefits do our Employees Receive?

View all our amazing staff benefits on offer for our employees.

Our website has a brilliant benefits section allowing you to see the range of discounts, exclusive offers and total rewards our employees receive.

Make sure you stop by to find out more information.

What Employer Accreditations do we Hold?

The Councils have a range of employer accreditations that we have worked very hard to achieve. Our website has a full descriptive list of all our current accreditations and what this means for our employees.

What Wellbeing Support do our Staff Have Access to?

The Councils want to ensure al