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Senior Accountant - Adult Social Care

Richmond and Wandsworth Better Service Partnership have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Senior Accountant to join the Finance Team in the Adult Social Care and Public Health Directorate. This permanent position is well suited to an individual who is either a part qualified accountant or studying towards an accounting qualification with experience of working in a business partnering or a management accounting role in a complex environment.

On a day to day a basis, the Senior Accountant will provide support to the Directorate Management Team and Budget Holders on all financial matters including budgets, efficiency programmes, value for money and management reporting.  The post holder will also support the Finance Manager and Assistant Director Director of Finance - Adult Social Care and Public Health Assistant Director to deliver the Directorates objectives of promoting independence, choice, health and wellbeing of the local populations through strengths-based approaches

In this role you will support development and delivery of excellent finance services within the Adult Social Care and Public Health Directorate, ensuring the best use of limited financial resources, providing the insight and support needed to manage and monitor complex demand led budgets

This is a unique opportunity, working within a shared staffing arrangement which supports two sovereign councils, covering Inner and Outer London areas and serving half a million residents

About you

You will play a pivotal role in the Directorate’s ambitious transformation programme, which aims to restore services and to take learning from the Pandemic to transform adult social care services, creating efficient and sustainable change that improves outcomes for our residents

You will be a flexible thinker, enjoy new challenges, have good analytical and communication skills, be equally able to work individually and as part of a team. You will be able to gather, analyse and present complex financial data and information from a range of sources to a varied audience. You will have an ability to prioritise your own work, taking into account both team and organisational requirements and be able to negotiate and resolve complex problems.

The Finance Team is an extremely supportive, collaborative team where effective communication is essential, commitment to providing a quality service is expected and new ideas for improvements are welcomed.  For more information about this role please see the job description and person specification

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working including, working from home. We are currently working flexible, splitting our time in the office and working from home

We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 40 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities. In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date: 12^th November 2024   

Shortlisting Date: 15^th November 2024

Interview Date: 21^st November 2024

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. This campaign is anonymised. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. 

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.  

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