Management Accountant

Management Accountant 9668 Permanent Contract 37 hours per week 50166 to 54277 per annum (Scale L) County Hall Norwich / Hybrid

We are looking for an experiencedfinance professional to take on a key leadership position withinthe Budgeting and Accounting Team at Norfolk County Council. Thesuccessful candidate willplay an integral role in the delivery of a first-class budgeting and accounting service across the organisation.

Norfolk County Councilisthe main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide toNorfolk take a lead in critical policy areas and we work in partnership with local businesses voluntaryorganisationsand other local authoritiesin order toprovide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.

Our Budgeting and Accounting Team are a critical part of our organisation providing support across the breadth of our services to ensure thatwereaccountable as a council and that taxpayers are receiving the best possible value for in a large and complex environment currently going through a significant period of transformational changeyoullbe part of a talented proactive team that makes a real difference and is able to support the continual evolution and long-termobjectivesof the council.

The role will be to will lead the Education Funding Team comprising the Schools SEND & Early Years Funding teams. These teams play a key role in ensuring accurate timely and compliant allocation of funding that supports schools children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and children accessing Early Years provision. The role ensures local funding arrangements meet statutory requirements support positive educational outcomes and maintain financial integrity across the local authoritys dedicated schools grant (DSG) and associated budgets.

The core focus of the role is to work closely with our services to support day to day budgeting and accounting requirements as well as working on a range of transformational change leading a team of fourteen staff providing supportguidanceand advice to ensure the team achieveobjectives and acting as a subject matter expert for complex a local authority we are accountable to our taxpayers anditscritical that weare able tomaintaina high standard of professional accounting and that our finances and budgets are transparent and you could be working closely with any of our services this roleis currently aligned toChildrens Services supporting the department to achieve their long-term vision.

To be considered for the roleyoullneed a proven background working as an Accountant or similar ideally as part of the finance team of a large and/or complex a qualified Accountant to CCAB level with post qualification experience working in a financial environment with senior finance comfortable working closely with Finance Business Partners as well as senior level stakeholders andyoullhave the ability to influence the service at a strategic and an operational managing a team would be beneficial but more importantlywerelooking for someone with a positive and proactive approach who is able todemonstratesound financial judgement and build effective working relationships at all levels.

The Councilputswork life balance at theforefrontandweoffer flexible smarter working arrangements all underpinned by leading edge to people working from home for the bulk of the youwouldlike to discuss thisrole in more detail please contactRoger Taylor(Senior Accountant)

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary

• Generous holiday entitlement

• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service

• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time part time remote and hybrid working dependent on your job role and business need.

• Financial benefits such as:

  • Norfolk Rewardsour employee discounts programme which helps yousave money on almost anything from everyday groceries and clothes to holidays new technology gym membership trips to the cinema and days out.

  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers

  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)

  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work

  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution life assurance death in service payments and dependants pensions

  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together make the most of our workspaces enjoy a healthy work-life balance and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work with hybrid working a key feature formany roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Before you apply we recommend reading the full Job description and person specification to help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on ourTerms and Conditionshere.

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Redeployment closing date: 9 February 2026 23:59

All other applicants closing date: 16 February 2026 23:59