Financial Accountant

My Local Government client is looking to recruit a number of Financial Accountants on a permanent basis. working as part of a growing team, your role will include: * Work with Budget Managers to assist with costing and help identify and confirm areas of potential pressures and saving. * Anticipate and identify financial issues affecting the business, help managers to ensure net expenditure is within budget, escalate any business issues not resolved by Service Managers. * Contribute to regular monthly meetings with business area to challenge and scrutinise monitoring figures. * Undertake service analysis to support the year\-end position and the Accounts. * Work with the Commercial and Strategic Finance Teams to produce robust financial and commercial analysis as required including for business cases. * Contribute to financial modelling of new services or changes to existing services, work with business area and/or third parties to enhance financial and business performance. To be considered for the role you will either be a fully qualified or part qualified accountant with experience in local government or public sector finance. The roles are being offered on a permanent basis with 2 days a week in the office. The salary range for the roles are £41,873 to £47,238\.