Group Accountant

We are recruiting a Group Accountant at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37 Hours (7.24 Monday – Friday)
Contract Type: Permanent/Full Time
Location: Ty Penallta

This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Financial Services Team.

We pay an attractive salary of £45,718 - £48,710 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

We are seeking to recruit a Group Accountant to join a busy Housing Finance team.

This is a new role and will require an innovative and capable person to assist the Finance Manager to deliver effective and efficient financial services to the Housing Department.

This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to be part of maintaining strong inter relationship links across Housing and Finance, and be involved in future proofing effective financial support.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• An Accountancy qualification or equivalent. For example Level 6 (Degree) Accountancy.
• An understanding of the legislative requirements and accounting codes of practice for operating a Housing Revenue Account (HRA).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to communicate and present effectively at all levels, both written and verbal.
• Experience of staff management.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Lesley Allen on 01443 864470 or email allenl@caerphilly.gov.uk

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.  Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.