Principal Accountant.

Principal Accountant

We are looking for a dynamic, committed and enthusiastic individual to manage the Schools Finance Traded Team and the Resources (Corporate Services) Financial Management Team. The candidate should be a strategic thinker and CIPFA qualified accountant. Reporting to a Finance Business Partner the successful candidate will be responsible for the management of both teams ensuring the effective delivery of:

o The provision of financial information, advice and guidance;

o The annual budget setting and business planning processes;

o The production of the annual Statement of Accounts and statutory returns.

o Experience of working in the public sector

o Managing all elements of the month end process, including journal processing, balance sheet reconciliation, eliminating key variances, delivering compliant accounts and presenting financial results to Executive panels

o Working on fully costed financial options, appraisal and models.

o Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship building and a successful track history of delivering results quickly, building strong relationships, whilst building a legacy of improvements

Applicants will need to be a member of a chartered accounting body and be able to demonstrate experience in managing staff and experience of operating with senior officers, stakeholders and partnership groups.

Hours - 37 Hours

Start date - as soon as possible

End date - 3 months from start date

Rate of pay - Band I ?25.68

Contract type - Agency

Please can the agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references and your terms and conditions.

Please Note - Applicants will need to be a member of a chartered accounting body and be able to demonstrate experience in managing staff and experience of operating with senior officers, stakeholders and partnership groups.

The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to Quotation or other related documents.

To submit a quotation you will be required to 'Opt In'.

For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

Closing date: Thursday 9th May 2019 at 17:00hrs.

Additional information: The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on "Tenders" to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on "View Details" in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of quotations is Tuesday 7th May 2019.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No