Management Accountant (Internal Applicants Only)
Management Accountant (Internal Applicants Only)
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PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall Glenfield Leicestershire LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: 38700 - 46344 per annum (pro rata for part-time) - Pay award pending
Working Hours:Full Time 37 Hours per week Monday - Friday
Contract Type: Secondment until end of March 2026
Closing Date: 11th August 2025
Interview Date(s): Week commencing 25th August 2025
Are you a passionate confident and experienced AAT qualified part-qualified or qualified accountant with a desire to support sustainable change and strong financial management in services that make a real difference to Leicestershire residents
We are looking to recruit a Management Accountant to support the Corporate Resources Department.
About the Role
As a Management Accountant you will be an important member of the Environment & Transport and Corporate Resources Finance Business Partner Team that provides financial management support and business advice to service departments whilst ensuring strong and sustainable links are maintained with the Corporate Centre. The role will focus on the delivery of accurate timely and relevant financial information to Senior Managers including financial reporting and analysis financial planning and submissions to government or partner organisations.
The role is also an exciting opportunity to play an active part in identifying options that can be taken to optimise short and long-term financial performance and service delivery (efficiency).
About You
This post is Grade 11 (pay award pending) with the opportunity for post holders committed to work towards a CCAB or equivalent qualification; or already studying towards a CCAB or equivalent qualification; to progress onto Grade 12 (42498 - 46344 pay award pending) upon qualifying and demonstrating a number of skills and competencies.
To apply for this role at Grade 11 you must:
Hold an NVQ level 4 in a relevant area and Membership of AAT or equivalent
Have proven ability to:
- Communicate technical financial information to non-finance specialists in an easily understandable way both in written form and face to face.
- Demonstrate a flexible approach to meet changing demands.
- Tailor communications to meet different and diverse needs maintaining consistency of key corporate messages.
- Work co-operatively across team and service boundaries to improve performance.
- Take action to implement new ideas within areas of responsibility.
- Take responsibility for organising own work to achieve objectives in order of priority.
To progress to Grade 12 you must:
Hold a CCAB or equivalent qualification OR
Have demonstrable experience of working at Grade 12 (as stated below) in a Finance function with a commitment to working towards a CCAB or equivalent qualification
Have a proven ability to meet the Grade 11 criteria (as outlined above) AND:
- Resolve financial problems particularly efficiency with sound workable solutions.
- Develop links between financial and operational information to ensure business and financial objectives are met. Demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of Finance best practices reporting forecasting and budgeting techniques alongside best practices and efficiency of financial analysis techniques.
- Interpret and use financial information to inform decisions and manage risks
- Take steps to gain a clear understanding of customer needs and expectations
- Demonstrates an appropriate level of influence and persuasion and is able to argue their own case
- Encourage others to seek opportunities for improvements and increased efficiency.
You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.
In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to provide evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:
Philip DMello
Telephone: 0
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0(select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: applying for this post you agree to ourTerms and Conditions.
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