Senior Accountant
Are you an ambitious and innovative self-starter looking for an opportunity in a high-profile financial role? Can you deliver a proactive and professional service, which will have significant impact to East Hampshire District Council?
Your role makes a positive difference by enabling highly effective financial controls resulting in the councils operating within a balanced budget each financial year. Your role helps ensure that financial decisions provide the very best value for residents and businesses.
We are looking for a knowledgeable Accountant with recent Local Government experience. The Main areas of work are:
- Management Accountancy
- Annual accounts for audit
- Corporate financial reporting
- Preparation of the annual budget
- Ensure control accounts are maintained and up to date
- Financial System support and maintenance
If you can demonstrate you have the financial knowledge and experience, together with highly advanced IT skills to support the maintenance of the organisation’s corporate financial systems, we would like to talk to you.
As a key individual in an ambitious and forward-thinking team it is important that you can develop relationships with both the team and the business to deliver a finance service of the highest quality.
In return for your valued contribution, we can offer you a competitive benefits package which includes training and development opportunities, generous annual leave and flexi time, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and more.
You can find out more about the council, our values and the full range of benefits and support we offer our staff at our website: Benefits of working for us | East Hampshire District Council
Please refer to the role profile for full details and requirements for this role.
For further information, or an informal discussion, please contact Neil Gorman, Deputy Chief Finance Officer, Neil.Gorman@easthants.gov.uk.
Closing date for applications is 22nd November 2026, with interviews likely to be held week commencing 23rd November 2026.
East Hampshire District Council is committed to building a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences – we are proud of being a Disability Confident Committed employer and appoint on merit.
The council is an inclusive employer and appoint on merit. We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for Veterans.
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff members to share this commitment.