There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.

Senior Accountant x 2

Fixed Term for 12 Months

About the Role:

Wirral Borough Council is seeking experienced and talented individuals to join our dynamic finance team in financial roles in two areas. As a Senior Accountant you will play a pivotal role in driving financial excellence and provide accurate, timely and comprehensive financial information and analysis to inform decision making and financial management activities.

We are looking to recruit additional resources to support the Finance Team with the Neighbourhoods and Regeneration Directorates.

The Neighbourhood’s Directorate is undergoing some significant and rapid change programs to support the delivery of extensive financial savings, in the short to medium term. There is a time limited team, to underpin this work and support the provision of reliable data and information and to undertake complex financial analysis to aid decision making within the service. The role will assist the Directorate with a review of systems and processes, primarily within the area of Leisure, Highways and other key service areas.

The Regeneration Directorate has ambitious plans to rationalise the Councils Assets at pace.  A time limited accountant is needed to support these plans, undertaking forensic accounting to ensure all costs, income and financial benefits are fully captured from across the Councils departments.  The role will assist both the Directorate and ensure the Finance Director has the necessary information on the financial implications relating to each asset being considered.

About the candidate:

The Senior Accountant is responsible for supporting non finance teams in monitoring and maintaining their budgets, as well as delivering on technical, finance and accountancy-related responsibilities.

Please refer to the individual Job Descriptions for the full list of requirements but the key areas are outlined below.

• Experience of supporting and challenging budget holders responsible for financial management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide financial advice and guidance to both finance and non-finance colleagues
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with stakeholders across the organisation
• Experience of successfully working in a team environment
• Demonstrable experience of maintaining financial control mechanisms, including reconciliation activity

If you wish to discuss this role or require further information, please contact Carla Wright, on email  carlawright@wirral.gov.uk or Mark Lightburn on email marklightburn@wirral.gov.uk

If your skills, knowledge, or experience looks a little different from what we have identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you - as subject to the skills, knowledge, or experience levels within the candidate pool we may explore a traineeship for this role.

If you are a Wirral resident, are unemployed or out of work, and require help with your application, please contact Involve Northwest’s employment and skills team on info@involvenorthwest.org.uk or contact 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349.

If you’re already a Wirral Council employee, as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress, and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing recruitment@wirral.gov.uk

Working at Wirral

You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:

Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things, and behave.

We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing, and investing in our people.

We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.

Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.

We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible, please contact recruitment@wirral.gov.uk

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