Accountant| 5 Month Contract | (Inside IR35) | Remote| Starting ASAP

Day Rate: £350

About the Role:

Support the Principal Accountant:

  • To provide financial support and advice for medium and longer term financial planning for nominated service department.
  • To support the nominated service department in both capital and revenue budget preparation and monitoring.
  • Provide support to nominated service management team in effective use of financial resources.
  • Financial performance reporting for nominated service department and support nominated service department in service reviews, efficiency improvements and cost reduction exercises.
  • To support the Finance Manager in providing other corporate finance services, including tax management issues, financial accounting, including year end accounts, treasury management and asset management.

Main Duties

Planning & Service Development

  • Support Principal Accountant/Finance Manager in developing team and service plans.
  • Identify opportunities for service improvement and help develop/revise policies and procedures.
  • Assist in strategic planning within available financial resources.

Service Delivery & Implementation

  • Ensure high‑quality, best‑value financial services are delivered.
  • Contribute to corporate working groups and prepare relevant service/business plans.
  • Promote equality, inclusion, customer care, and effective use of IT systems.
  • Meet key objectives, targets, and required outcomes.

Revenue Budget Monitoring

  • Provide revenue budget information and report performance to managers.
  • Support managers in controlling costs and linking budgets to team/service plans.

Financial Resource Use & Performance Reporting

  • Provide financial analysis, identify issues, evaluate options, and monitor outcomes.
  • Prepare reports and support financial aspects of projects/programmes/business cases.

Financial Governance

  • Review financial regulations and ensure proper administration of financial processes.

Tax Management

  • Ensure compliance with VAT and other tax legislation, identifying risks and opportunities.

Additional Specialist Duties

  • Support revenue & capital preparation/monitoring processes.
  • Assist with accounting policies, year‑end processes, external reporting, and audits.
  • Support management of charitable and trust funds, including compliance and investment activity.
  • Support treasury management (capital financing, investments, policy development, risk, cashflow).

Essential Skills & Experience:

Qualifications

  • CCAB‑qualified accountant.
  • Ongoing CPD meeting professional body requirements.
  • Providing financial advice and managing/monitoring budgets in a complex organisation.
  • Presenting financial information to senior managers.
  • Preparing and monitoring complex budgets.
  • Experience supporting annual accounts preparation.

This role has been deemed Inside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.

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