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Senior Accountant - Adult Social Care

£39,471 - £57,381

Permanent

Full Time

Twickenham

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. This is a unique opportunity to supports two sovereign councils, covering Inner and Outer London areas and serving half a million residents

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

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

About the role 

• 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 and Assistant Director of Finance - Adult Social Care and Public Health to deliver the Directorates objectives of promoting independence, choice, health and wellbeing of the local populations through strengths-based approaches
• 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
• To provide comprehensive professional financial management services directly and through the management of the staff, and for maintaining, monitoring, and controlling the directorate budget.
• To prepare revenue and capital monthly/quarterly/annual management accounts for a specific number of service areas as allocated.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• 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.

Closing Date:  8th July 2025

Shortlisting Date: 9th July 2025

Interview Date: 17th & 18th July 2025

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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. 

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. 

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils