Assistant Accountant – Management Accounts

Job Description

Job title: Assistant Accountant – Management Accounts

Company: Local Government Association

Job description: About us

The Local Government Association (LGA) is the national membership body for local authorities. We work on behalf of our member councils to support, promote and improve local government.

We are a politically led, cross-party organisation that works on behalf of councils to ensure local government has a strong, credible voice with national government. We influence and set the political agenda on the issues that matter to councils to help them deliver local solutions to national problems.

We also provide councils with the tools and resources to respond to challenges present and emerging, and support improvement across the sector.

About the role

Two exciting opportunities have arisen for Assistant Management Accountants who are highly driven, enthusiastic, and self-motivated, to become part of the expanding Strategic Finance team.

The successful candidates will be responsible for assisting in all the LGA’s management accounts processes, including month end processes, budgeting and forecasting, and ad hoc reporting, all delivered through effective business partnering.

We work flexibly, with two days per week in the office. One of the roles could be suitable for part-time working, by arrangement.

About you

Are you someone who enjoys working alongside heads of department and loves a challenge? If you enjoy working in a dynamic environment – we would love to hear from you!

The successful applicant will be passionate in providing a high-quality customer service, with excellent interpersonal skills and a strong work ethic.

This is a great opportunity for an individual who is committed and wants to make a real contribution to the team to consistently deliver at a high level of attention to detail.

Previous experience of working with Charity accounts (Charity SORP) and/or Properties (including investment properties) is essential.

You must have the right to work in the UK, the LGA are unfortunately unable to offer sponsorship visas. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.

To apply

If you would like to be considered for the role, please complete the online form and include a supporting statement detailing how you meet the criteria of the role before the closing date. We are specifically assessing candidate’s against the following:

• Experience of working with Charities and accounts prepared under the Charity SORP (1 role)

• Experience of working with properties (fixed assets and investment property assets) preferred (1 role)

• Experience of working in a customer focus environment that enables managers to take responsibility of their financial accountabilities

• Experience of the financial management and production of comprehensive reports (e.g. statement of accounts)

• Good interpersonal skills in order to deal with issues which are often sensitive and or confidential

• Excellent written skills, with the ability to accurately summarise and convey complex information

We use anonymous recruitment, which is the practice of hiding candidates’ identities.

Closing Date: 5pm, 15 January 2024
Interview Date: 31 January 2024 or 2 February 2024 interviews will be held in person at our offices in Westminster, London

At the LGA we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open competition, with appointment on merit. The LGA are proud to be awarded a “Disability Confident Leader”. If you are require an reasonable adjustment, which is a change to the format or conditions of the recruitment process to accommodate any disability-related needs you may have. Please contact us via HRandPayroll@local.gov.uk

Our benefits

• LGA annual leave entitlement is 29 days, rising to 31 days after three years’ service and to 33 days after five years’ service, plus all UK public holidays (pro rata for fixed term and part time contracts).*
• Flexible & agile working – office-based staff are required to work in the LGA’s London office two days per week as a minimum, subject to business need and this may vary significantly between different roles and from week to week.
• Future development – face-to-face and virtual courses are scheduled in line with developmental goals
• The LGA offers 24/7 access to a free, confidential employee assistance programme managed by Health Assured. This service is also available for Dependants.
• Family friendly policies

For more of LGA’s benefits and working with us, please view our webpage https://www.local.gov.uk/benefits-and-working-lga

Our values & behaviours

Our Values and Behaviours are there to give us an understanding of who we are as an organisation and who we want to be. They are a framework to help us understand:

• how we work with each other
• how we work with our members and stakeholders
• our expectations for ourselves and each other

Our values are:

Inclusive – We ensure that our work is inclusive of all voices.

Ambitious – We are ambitious for councils and their communities and are committed to striving for excellence in all that we do to support our colleagues, our membership and the sector to deliver the best possible outcomes.

Collaborative – We bring together the expertise and skills needed, working as one team.

Expected salary:

Location: London

Job date: Sat, 23 Dec 2023 23:12:36 GMT

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