About Us

Warwickshire County Council is a top performing local authority with a reputation for innovation, efficiency and exceptional financial management. We have recently set our budget for 2025/26 with a balanced Medium-Term Financial Strategy through to 2029/30. In addition, our accounts are up to date, with our 2023/24 Statement of Accounts receiving a clean audit opinion and our latest Value for Money audit awarding us top marks across all indicators, including Financial Sustainability.

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced finance professional to step into the Senior Accountant – Financial Strategy role within our Strategic Finance team. If you can match our ambition to drive Warwickshire County Council forward through an exciting period for Local Government Finance, we would like to hear from you.

About the Role

This role is critical to continuing our high performance, working with senior leaders at the heart of strategic decision-making to deliver a complex portfolio of work. The ideal candidate will be professional and enthusiastic, and ready for a new challenge to help us take our team and processes to the next level. You will be a qualified accountant with substantial post qualification experience in a similar role.

Playing a central role in the Finance Service, you’ll be joining a team of three reporting to the Finance Manager - Financial Strategy, to support the ongoing development and implementation of the Council’s annual budget and medium-term financial strategy. This will include co-ordinating the detailed build of the medium-term financial strategy and involve the scrutiny of service spending plans, financial pressures and savings delivery, alongside the management of revenue funding streams including council tax, business rates and grant income.

The role will provide outstanding strategic, technical and specialist financial advice and support to the Head of Strategic Finance, the Director of Finance and Corporate Board, working with the wider finance service and directorate leadership teams on all aspects of financial planning and management. With responsibilities including budget monitoring and reporting, pre-audit statement of accounts reviews and completion of related statutory returns, your role will also be crucial to the successful delivery of the Council's financial reporting framework.

Key Requirements

We’re looking for a qualified and experienced finance professional, who can:

• Identify, plan and implement innovative solutions to meet business needs.
• Demonstrate an ability to influence thinking, build strong relationships and work collaboratively.
• Manage risk and performance effectively to meet and exceed expected standards.
• Work within high performing and matrix-managed teams with a commitment to excellence.

 For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below;

Senior Accountant - Financial Strategy

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them! 

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure.  Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund' 

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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Additional Information

 The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Fynn, Finance Manager – Financial Strategy by e-mail lisafynn@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing Date: 24^th March 2025

Interview Date:  8^th April 2025

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 is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more