Technical Accounts Manager x 1 Ref: KB300123

Concepts

• west midlands
• recruitment services
• smbc
• corporate finance manager
• complex accounting judgements
• capital accounting
• technical accounts manager
• technical knowledge
• technical accounting issues
• experience accountant

Location

Description

Job Title Technical Accounts Manager Rate of Pay: Day rate Hours: 37 per week Location: Hybrid Start Date: ASAP Contract type: Temporary with a view to extend until 30th June 2023 Job Description and Personnel Specification are attached, which also provides more information above the role. Brief description: We are looking for a qualified or qualified by experience accountant ideally with good knowledge of IFRS and/or the regulatory reporting environment within which SMBC operates. Public sector technical knowledge on various areas such as collection fund, capital accounting and PFI projects would be useful. The purpose of the role is to provide support in technical accounting issues to the Corporate Finance Manager in order to support the delivery of a consistent response to all complex accounting judgements and ensure timely and accurate submission of statutory submissions and assist with closedown tasks as well as working with external and internal audit. The individual will be in charge of: • Accurate and timely preparation of substantial and complex deliverables (i.e. accounting judgements or calculations) (e.g. Lease accounting, business case evaluation (financial review)) • Supporting stakeholders in an advisory capacity leveraging complex technical expertise or experience as required • Influencing and managing relationships with stakeholders (teams, functional, external) to enable the successful delivery of activities and projects. • Proactively maintaining role as subject matter expert within areas of responsibility, including keeping up to date with internal and external development in relevant business/regulatory areas (e.g. CIPFA code changes affecting specific areas - example would be discussions on infrastructure assets) • Developing a significant working knowledge of relevant finance and business relevant end to end processes (e.g. collection fund accounting process mapping, end to end communication from business areas to central finance function - Revs and Bens / systems accountant/ chief accountant) • Identifying and driving connections between the finance function and other areas of the organisation by working in consistent ways and creating a collaborative culture with an aligned purpose and outcomes Delivering Change & Continuous Improvement (most important in conjunction with the above) Qualifications/Skills/Experience : · CCAB qualification - CIPFA preferable but any other is acceptable (QBE acceptable) · Demonstrates CPD in technical projects delivered • Detailed working knowledge and experience of working in a public sector finance team would be useful but not essential. (Interaction with the wider business (non silo approach to work)) • External Financial Reporting (ideally closure of accounts or significant closure support) • Experie...

CPV Codes

• 79600000 - Recruitment services

Other 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 Wednesday 1st February 2023 10:00am Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No Additional information on how to apply for this contract https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc/aspx/