Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst

Job Details

Suffolk County Council

Address:
Endeavour House, Ipswich, IP1 2BX
– Hybrid

Salary: £34,434 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Hours:

37 hours per week, flexible working options available

Contract:

Permanent

We're passionate about improving the future for our customers, our communities and the environment. If you share that ambition, join us as an Accountant and help make a meaningful difference. Your ideas and drive will support our continued improvement and innovation, while giving you the opportunity to create a positive and lasting impact.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Financial Management Team, providing essential support to directorates so they can meet their financial responsibilities. You will offer advice and guidance on key aspects of financial management, including budget monitoring and forecasting.

Day to day, you will:

• Support effective budget management by entering and analysing financial data to enable informed decision-making and the best use of resources.
• Explain financial information clearly to non-financial colleagues, helping them understand and manage their budgets.
• Maintain strong financial control by supporting improvements to processes, identifying efficiencies and promoting good practice across the council.
• Input, analyse and interpret financial data to produce reports for senior managers and contribute to the preparation of statutory accounts.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of financial systems and processes.
• Complete reconciliations to ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial information.
• Maintain data integrity across financial records, providing advice and guidance on systems, reporting and queries.

• AAT qualification or working towards a CCAB qualification (e.g. CIPFA, CIMA or ACCA), or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Experience of working in a finance environment
• Strong communication skills and a positive, proactive approach
• The ability to maintain accurate records, interpret and reconcile data from multiple systems and produce clear financial reporting
• Good levels of literacy, numeracy and IT skills

• Up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
• Membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
• Performance‑related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost‑of‑living pay increase
• Training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
• A variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
• Diverse and active staff networks
• Flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day

We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation.