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Accountancy Officer – Management/Financial Accountant Career Grade (Grade 6/9)

Wakefield Council is a financially responsible Local Authority. We have delivered on our commitments through economically buoyant and challenging times. We are a Council with strong political and managerial leadership, high skills and competencies, and dedicated and empowered people.

We have a clear and ambitious vision for a 21^st Century district where everyone benefits from the strengths of the district and its continued growth.

We are ambitious yet realistic and grounded in the social values that are at the core of our organisation. We have continued to protect our most vulnerable people and maintain the core services on which ordinary families rely, while also delivering significant savings.
 

………………And we have more to do. Why not come and help us?

We have an opportunity for a career minded individual to develop within a framework and progress through the career grade based on qualification, skills, knowledge, experience and opportunity within the financial management structure.

This permanent post will play a vital role within financial management and will provide timely business focussed and professional advice and support on a range of financial issues to the Council’s senior managers and budget holders focussing on enabling service delivery and compliance with financial procedures and regulations.

The successful candidate will possess excellent communication and IT skills and be able to work both independently and as part of a wider team within financial management.

In return we offer very attractive terms and conditions of employment, including generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working hours, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and access to numerous other salary sacrifice schemes and staff benefits/discounts.

We offer qualifications based development as well as other types of experience based development to ensure that our people continue to develop throughout their career.

Wakefield Council embraces flexible ways of working to ensure that we can attract the best talent and get the most from our employees so we are happy to discuss your options, should you wish to apply for a job with us.

Wakefield Council could be a great career move for you because we have a working environment which will encourage you to excel.

For an informal discussion please contact Claire Cowen, Group Finance Manager at ccowen@wakefield.gov.uk

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.

Company: Wakefield Council

Salary: Grade 6 £28,598 - Grade 9 £41,771

Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Sector: Corporate Services

Sector: Finance

Job Role: Accountant

Job Role: Manager