Accountant

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Accountant for our client a government organisation in Keynsham, Somerset.The successful post holder will perform a range of advanced professional accounting activities for the organisation, and provide financial advice and guidance, to support the appropriate finance lead in delivering a comprehensive accounting (financial or management) service and advisory service to budget holders, project managers and decision makers. This might involve being a specialist in a complex area of accounting or overseeing the work of an accounting team.This role is a temporary contract initially for 3 months with the possibility to extend. This role is hybrid working with office attendance maybe once a week.Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:Provide complex, expert accounting and financial management advice, and advise the organisation''s Senior Responsible Officers, Members, governance boards and budget holders on the financial implications of prepared reports, to ensure decisions are made in the full understanding of the financial consequences.Take lead on annual revenue and/or capital budgets preparation to ensure timely and accurate financial management, ensuring that spend is aligned to the strategic direction of the service and to support a holistic approach to business planning.Monitor expenditure and income across the organisation against budget plans and targets, identifying variations, risks and issues, and resolving ..... full job details .....