Chief Accountant

Job Description

The post holder will have particular responsibility for supporting the Chief Finance Officer who is also the Section 95 Officer, in ensuring the effective and efficient administration of the Council's financial affairs

As a member of the Finance and Revenues Service, the post holder will work collaboratively with other Team Leaders, Senior Managers, and the Strategic Director to support overall strategic and operational leadership, ensuring that the services provided are fit for purpose.

The post holder will provide leadership, vision, direction and effective management of the Accountancy functions, fostering and encouraging a culture of high quality customer service, corporate working, continuous improvement and innovation. The post holder will be expected to identify and implement process improvements and service re-structuring to meet the current and future needs of the Council.

This is a key role in the Council’s extended Management Team and the post holder will be expected to gain and maintain the credibility and trust of colleagues as well as being able to challenge appropriately.

Additional Information

You can view the application pack below including our recruitment privacy notice. The application pack contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job.

Clackmannanshire Council is currently promoting for the (Get into Care for Adult Care) further documents can be viewed below (These do not relate to the job advertised).

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

You will be required to undergo a standard disclosure check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council and the cost of this check will be detailed in your conditional offer of employment if you are successful. Further information can be found here https://www.mygov.scot/disclosure-types

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Please note that if you are selected for interview you will be notified by e-mail.

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