If you’re familiar with Lincoln, you’ll know how much the City has transformed over the last decade. Lively, dynamic, and always improving, we are hugely proud of our City and our employees who are always seeking out ways to make Lincoln an even more fulfilling, inclusive and prosperous city in which to work and live.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to join our Financial Services Team in an ambitious and high-performing organisation.
We are looking to appoint an experienced finance professional who will contribute to all aspects of the financial standing, management and reporting of the Council’s financial resources. This key finance post will support the delivery of a comprehensive finance service, with particular focus on providing advice and analysis for all aspects of capital planning, monitoring and accounting, including contributing to the development of business cases and projects.
The ideal candidate will need to be a fully qualified CCAB accountant with excellent technical accounting skills. Significant experience of the preparation of statutory accounts, budget preparation and budgetary control is essential, and you must be proficient in the use of computerised financial systems. You will be an innovative self-starter, with an aptitude for interpreting, explaining and applying accounting standards and policies, and an analytic approach in evaluating business proposals. You’ll have excellent communication skills, be able to build effective relationships at all levels and to manage both your own and your team’s workload.
The Council has a flexible working policy which includes flexitime and hybrid working.
If you feel you have the skills, experience and drive required, we look forward to receiving your application.
Key responsibilities:
– To support the Financial Services Manager in the delivery of the key function of business partnering i.e the provision of financial, commercial and strategic support to the Directors, Assistant Directors and Service Managers.
– Support the Financial Services Manager in delivering a balanced and sustainable Medium Term Financial Strategy.
– Plan, co-ordinate and manage the work of the Technical and Exchequer team in order to fulfil statutory obligations, maximise resources, and to support staff development.
– Provide financial advice and technical guidance, together with innovative financial solutions and strategies in order that informed and timely decisions can be made by Officers and Members.
– Ensure that all internal and external management and financial accounting deadlines are achieved.
Benefits we offer:
– Flexible working options / Flexi time scheme.
– Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays.
– Local government pension scheme (currently 23.4% employer contribution).
– Employee online discount scheme (including cinema, retail / supermarkets and homeware / tech).
– Health and Wellbeing support.
– Sustainable Travel Options (Tax free bike scheme and discounted City parking).