Principal Accountant
$49,232–$51,356 year
On-siteTrowbridge, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Provide expert financial advice to senior officers, overseeing complex funding areas like the Better Care Fund and Dedicated Schools Grant. Lead budget setting, monitoring, and closedown while developing advanced financial modelling and performance insight. Drive transformation by embedding strong governance, improving processes, and increasing automation using tools such as Power BI. Lead and develop staff, contribute to long-term financial strategy, and support the delivery of statutory accounts. This influential business partnering role shapes high-quality financial management across the Council, combining technical expertise with a proactive approach to influence strategy and drive value for money.
Required Qualifications
- CCAB qualified
- Principal Accountant
- Expert advice to senior officers
- Robust and informed decision-making
- Clear, timely financial insight
- Oversee complex and high-value funding areas
- Better Care Fund (BCF)
- Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG)
- Strong financial planning
- Strong financial control
- Financial reporting
- Critical services
- Business partnering role
- Senior stakeholders
- Influence strategy
- Challenge thinking
- Drive value for money
- Lead on budget setting
- Budget monitoring
- Budget closedown
- Advanced financial modelling
- Benchmarking
- Performance insight
- Supporting transformation
- Embedding strong governance
- Improving processes
- Improving systems
- Improving ways of working
- Increased automation
- Power BI
- Enhance reporting
- Enhance decision-making
- Senior member of the Finance team
- Lead and develop staff
- Contribute to long-term financial strategy
- Support the delivery of statutory accounts
- Proven experience of influencing in complex organisations
- Driving continuous improvement
- Supporting transformation
- Strong technical expertise
- Proactive approach
- Forward-thinking approach
- Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
- Principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services
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