AMS PSR

On behalf of the Department for Education, we are looking for a Financial Accountant Inside IR35 for a 6 month contract based Hybrid working (3 days per week in Manchester, Darlington, Sheffield, Coventry or London office and remaining 2 days WFH)

About us:

The Department for Education is responsible for children’s services and education, including early years, schools, higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England.

The main duties and responsibilities of the Financial Accountant would be:

• Preparing analysis and using this to draft suitable disclosures to be reported in a number of notes to the financial statements;
• Updating the asset register for all land and buildings movements relating to a £60 billion property portfolio, ensuring that general ledger entries derived from this are correct and accurately transcribed in our Workday Adaptive Planning accounting system.
• Identifying issues, errors and solutions across the group accounts, mainly within the land and buildings space, preparing journal corrections where agreed, and drafting reports on findings, conclusions and recommendations where requested.
• Commissioning land and buildings valuations in support of the SARA 2023-24 Property Plant and Equipment note, in accordance with the selected accounting policy and method, and moderating the valuations received.
• Leading on other sector reporting processes when needed, e.g. the validation of Accounts Return data collected from the academies sector.

Essential:

• Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant (or internationally recognised equivalent) and member of a CCAB accountancy body or CIMA;
• Significant experience of preparing annual accounts, including working with auditors throughout the audit processes;
• Adept at identifying opportunities for system and process improvements, including developing and implementing proposals;
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver to tight timescales, with good attention to detail, and to work independently with minimal supervision;
• You will have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills and be able to document and explain complex findings, treatments and processes to managers, external auditors and other stakeholders.
• Strong Excel and wider IT skills, enabling you to work confidently with large data sets using advanced Excel functions for analysis and reporting.
• Experience of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or Workday Adaptive Planning (or similar customer relationship management tool)
• Experience of Microsoft Dynamics CRM (or similar customer relationship management tool)

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DfE guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Covenant 

DfE guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".