Principal Accountant Corporate
***Internal Applicants Only***
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary: PO6 £51,093 - £54,129
Contract Type: Full-time Permanent
Working hours per week: 36
Application Deadline: Mon 29/07/2024
Proposed Interview Date(s): 05/08/2024
Reference:1286
About Us:
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
About the role:
To lead on providing a strategic financial advisory, planning and support service for the portfolio of capital projects and to contribute to the maintenance of the fixed asset register and year-end technical capital reporting disclosures.
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Key Responsibilities:
Plan and ensure service delivery within a diverse environment. Control activities within the service area and ensure professional standards are delivered.
Advise Directors, Members and others on issues relevant to the service area. Provide professional challenge and advice to colleagues, managers and partner organisations.
Ensure the development and delivery of continuous improvements in all aspects of the service.
Lead, motivate and develop staff to create and maintain a highly competent and participative workforce.
Identify, secure, deploy and manage the resources necessary for the professional service area to meet/exceed its objectives.
Prepare and present a full range of reports (both standard and non-standard) covering area of responsibility.
Ensure the successful implementation of health and safety legislation, policies and practices.
Act in accordance with all policies and procedures which apply to the job and understand the reasons for this.
Qualifications and Requirements:
Part-qualified Accountant (CCAB recognised) or fully qualified AAT or significant experience of working in a Public Sector finance environment.
GCSE (or equivalent) English Language and Maths grade A-C.
Excellent ICT skills, including high proficiency in Excel and Word.
Excellent standards of written and verbal English
IT skills, including Microsoft Office suite, and skilled in the use of a computerised general ledger system
Experience of SAP or Oracle Cloud an advantage
Experience of any public sector fixed asset register software an advantage
Terms and conditions:
Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
Satisfactory declaration of interest;
This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves
Satisfactory DBS check;
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Farah Pervez, Chief Accountant at farah.pervez@walthamforest.gov.uk
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.
The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.
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