Senior Accountant and Accountant

Location:
Newcastle Upon Tyne

Salary:
£29,577 - £32,910 per annum (Accountant) £38,890 - £41,881 per annum (Senior)

Closing Date: 27th January 2022

Our client is focused on growing the local economy and reforming services to achieve better outcomes for our communities. As they move into recovery and renewal of their great city, it is important that the council helps to shape a clear path and sets out how they as an organisation will contribute to recovery, building on what they have learned throughout the pandemic.

Staff in Financial Services play a crucial role supporting elected Members and managers across the council to respond to the financial challenges they face and achieve vitally important service outcomes for residents and local businesses.

The Role
The council need highly skilled and professionally trained people to ensure they stay on top of the challenges they face, and to make the most of the opportunities that are emerging.
They have two positions available, a senior accountant post and an accountant post both within the Financial Management team.
To be successful you will need excellent financial, technical and communication skills, as well as a demonstrable ability to work well both individually and as part of a team.
In return for your skills, attributes & knowledge you will be joining a values-based organisation which prides itself on employee engagement, an excellent employment package and a rewarding career with an innovative service.

Both roles come with a highly competitive benefits package including salary, flexible working, a hybrid model of home and office based working and continuous professional development. In addition to this the council support their people inside and out of work offering a very competitive pension scheme, employee support programmes, and access to a number of salary sacrifice schemes.
Interviews will be held virtually using Microsoft Teams.

To Apply

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