Accountant – StatutoryCommercial

Salary 40777- 46142 Per annum Permanent Full Time 37 hours per week Preston Lancashire United Kingdom

Management Accountant

Were looking for a dynamic and innovative Management Accountant to work within the Financial Management function here at Lancashire County Council

The role will involve monitoring various budgets & forecasting for a range of schools services.

Youll regularly report and feedback to both internal and external stakeholders enabling the relevant functions to make effective decisions and allocate funding accordingly where it is needed most.

About You

Youll be an experienced Accountant ideally with similar experience in a complex and large grant-funded and led organisation.

• Youll have an excellent understanding of the relevant professional statutory and corporate frameworks relevant to such a role

• Youll be innovative and proactive in making improvements and implementing changes.

• Youll have strong Excel skills together with the ability to navigate accounting systems and ICT applications.

• Ideally youll have solid experience of multiple year-end budget management alongside subsequent reporting requirements.

• Ideally you have previous knowledge and experience of Dedicated School Grant (DSG) requirements.

• Youll be a confident communicator who is able to build strong working relationships with key stakeholders.

• Youll have a flexible approach and the ability to plan and prioritise competing workload demands to adapt quickly to changing priorities.

• Youll ideally be degree qualified in a relevant subject alongside part or fully CCAB qualified AAT qualified or qualified by experience

About Us

At Lancashire County Council were committed to delivering services that make a real difference to the people and communities we serve. Our Information Governance Team is at the heart of that mission helping ensure transparency accountability and the responsible use of information.

When you join us youll become part of a supportive and knowledgeable team where your expertise is valued your development is encouraged and your contribution has a direct impact across the organisation.

In return we offer:

• Competitive salary

• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Flexible working opportunities

• Health and wellbeing support

• Family-friendly policies

• Financial and travel benefits

• Training and development opportunities

Please refer to the job description and personal specification for further information regarding the scope of work and responsibilities for the post.

Please ensure you address and evidence all the essential criteria from the person specification at the application stage in your supporting evidence. Some criteria will also be addressed further at the interview stage.

Please take care to upload your supporting documentation before submitting your application. No additional documentation will be accepted after the closing date.

If youre already a Lancashire County Council employee you must apply via the internal vacancies option onOracle Fusion. You can do this by logging into Oracle Fusion and then going to Me - Current Jobs.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.

Local Government Reorganisation

The Government has confirmed that local government across Lancashire will be reorganised with the current 15 councils being replaced by four new unitary councils covering North South East and West Lancashire from April 2028.

If you are successful in your application you will initially join Lancashire County Council. However as part of the planned transition your employment will transfer to one of the new unitary councils from April 2028 subject to the implementation of the reorganisation and relevant employment legislation.

Throughout this period our focus remains on delivering excellent services to our communities. By joining us now youll play an important role in shaping the future of local government and helping to build a strong new organisation that will serve residents for years to come.

Job Description & Person Specification