About Us and the Role

We are recruiting to an Accountant role in our Operational Finance Delivery Team currently supporting Adult Social Care and Strategic Commissioning in our People Directorate

This role is part of a dynamic team which provides high quality financial advice and support to senior managers and cost centre managers in relation to their financial responsibilities, both revenue and capital, ensuring that appropriate challenge and assurance are provided by the finance service.  The role also supports the County Council's financial framework processes by providing service financial information to enable the preparation of medium term financial plans, annual budgets, monthly budget monitoring and year end closedown, adding value to service decision making and business planning processes.

As well as monitoring and forecasting, budget setting and planning, year-end processes and reporting, the successful candidate would be involved in procurement and the evaluation of financial tenders, the financial implications in reports to councillors and managers, and the financial aspects of business cases including costing and option appraisals.

The Job Description is a generic one for an Accountant within the Operational Finance Delivery Team reflecting the skills and responsibilities of this is post.  The focus of this role will be to support Social Care & Support and Strategic Commissioning – People.  You will work closely with commissioners and Public Health colleagues providing financial support and assurance with the design and commissioning of services that enable Warwickshire County Council to support people, especially the most vulnerable and disadvantaged to enjoy life and live independently.   You will be providing financial support and advice to both Strategic Commissioning and Social Care senior managers and cost centre managers in assisting them to manage their financial responsibilities.  You will need to be flexible in your approach to actively respond to both the changing demands of the Health and Social Care agenda and to the needs of the team.

Your Skills

We are looking for appropriately qualified or experienced finance professionals who can:

• analyse varied and complex information and produce solutions
• communicate complicated or sensitive information with varied audiences
• work under pressure including meeting unpredictable deadlines and dealing with conflicting demands

Your rewards

Warwickshire is famous the world over as Shakespeare’s County, but that’s only half the story. We’re also one of the UK’s fastest-growing commercial regions, creating exciting opportunities for everyone who lives and works here. Be part of our collaborative, innovative culture and we’ll empower you to bring ideas for new ways of working, to help keep improving the services we provide. In return we offer plenty of training and development opportunities, to help you keep growing in your role. And, because your long-term wellbeing is just as important to us as your ambition, we’ll support you with a great work/life balance enhanced by a generous holiday allowance and access to the desirable Local Government contributory pension scheme.

For the full Job Description and Person Specification please click the link here.

Additional Information

For further information about the role please contact Rosemary Rockcliffe – Senior Accountant, Operational Finance Delivery at rosemaryrockcliffe@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing Date: Tuesday, 7th June 2022

To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button.
 
Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not been submitted unless asked to do so. 

If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.
 

You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.   

As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.   

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk  and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.  

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more.