Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant 10720 Permanent Contract 37 hours per week 56912 to 62618 per annum (Scale M) County Hall Norwich / Hybrid

Norfolk County Council is seeking a CCAB qualified Senior Accountant to lead the budgeting and accounting function for Childrens Services. The role will require strong financial management skills the ability to manage a large and diverse team experience working within a large and complex organisation and the ability to support transformational change. This is an essential finance management role integral to supporting critical services and maintaining transparency and value for taxpayers.

This is an exciting opportunity to apply for a key finance leadership role as the Senior Accountant for Childrens Services at Norfolk County Council.

We are looking for an experienced finance professional to take on this vital leadership position within the Budgeting and Accounting Team at Norfolk County Council. The successful candidate will play an integral role in the delivery of a first-class budgeting and accounting service across the organisation.

Norfolk County Council is currently the upper-tier local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to Norfolk residents. We take a lead in critical policy areas and we work in partnership with local businesses voluntary organisations and other local authorities in order to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services. As part of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) central government has announced a minded to decision to replace the County and District Councils in Norfolk with three new Unitary Authorities from April 2028. However whatever the outcome of the LGR process the need for strong financial management to support Childrens Services will remain.

Our Budgeting and Accounting Team are an essential part of our organisation providing support across the breadth of our services to ensure that were accountable 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 change youll be part of a talented proactive team that makes a real difference and is able to support the continual evolution and long-term objectives of the council.

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 projects. Youll be leading a team of qualified Accountants providing support guidance and advice to ensure the team achieves objectives and acting as a subject matter expert for complex financial issues. As a local authority we are accountable to our taxpayers and its critical that we are able to maintain a high standard of professional accounting and that our finances and budgets are transparent and accurate. While you could be working closely with any of our services this role is currently aligned to Childrens Services supporting the department to achieve their long-term vision.

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

The Council puts work life balance at the forefront and we offer flexible smarter working arrangements all underpinned by leading edge technology. Were open to people working from home for a proportion of their time but will be looking for an ability to work on site at County Hall in Norwich for approximately two days per week on average.

If you would like to discuss this role in more detail please contact Titus Adam (Assistant Director of Finance Deputy S151).

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 specificationto help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on ourTerms and Conditionshere.

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Redeployment closing date: 5 July 2026 23:59

All other applicants closing date: 12 July 2026 23:59