Principal Accountant - £33,024 - £51,515 (Career Graded)

Position reference: 50131617

Directorate: Core | Service: Finance

Salary: £33,024 - £51,515 (Career Graded)

Salary (pay award pending)- : Level 1 - £33,024 - £35,744 (Grade 7) Level 2 - £40,220 - £43,420 (Grade 9) Level 3 - £48,474 - £51,515 (Grade 11)

Working Arrangements: Agile Working

Hours per week: 37

Contract type: Permanent

We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.

Suitable for Secondment: Employees wishing to be considered for secondment should agree with their head of service before submitting an application form.

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Closing date: 30.08.2024 at 23:59

This post requires a Basic Criminal Record Check

Prospective employees will be required to give a reasonable account of any significant periods (6 months or more in the past 3 years) of time living abroad.

When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

How do we sum up Barnsley Council? Well, we’re a double award-winning, high-performing council with a growing economy, a thriving town centre and some truly impressive outcomes in our communities. This is why we’ve been awarded Council of the Year for 2023 by the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) and The Municipal Journal (MJ).

Our excellent Finance service has been a key part of our win; we’re so proud of what we’ve achieved not just for the council but for our partners and Barnsley.

We’re impressed. Are you? It’s the perfect time to join our excellent team.

About the Post:

Are you a motivated finance professional with a passion for quality service? We have an exciting

opportunity to join our team as a Principal Accountant here in Barnsley, the place of possibilities.

Working within the Finance Business Unit, the successful applicant will play a pivotal role in ensuring the

Council’s Section 151 Officer’s responsibilities are fulfilled and that front line services receive an efficient,

effective and market leading financial support service.

The Council’s recently adopted People Strategy will act to support the successful candidate to adopt the

culture and behaviours of a modern, agile, healthy, engaged, skilled and innovative workforce.

About the role

Working within the Corporate Finance and Business Partnering service, the Principal Accountant will play a

key role in ensuring that the service and business unit achieves the key priorities set out in its corporate plan

and delivers the core strategies adopted by the council.

Reporting to the Strategic Finance Business Partner, under the direction of the Head of Service, the Principal

Accountant is responsible for leading, managing and providing:

 an effective professional financial support service

 providing strategic financial advice,

 specialist financial support,

 all aspects off financial management and budgetary control and ensuring all financial records are

accurately maintained in accordance with appropriate governance and regulations

About you

A team player, you will hold a professional qualification in accountancy (Level 3, or higher dependant on job

role level), have a proven track record in financial management and accounting, and the necessary technical

and personal skills to build and maintain effective relationships. You will have a sound understanding of

accounting principles, and the ability to organise and prioritise often conflicting workloads to achieve

deadlines and other key outputs accurately and on time. You will be able to demonstrate excellent

communication and negotiation skills and be able adopt your approach to different situations with proven

business acumen skills in a customer services operation.

To note, the successful candidate will be appointed to the appropriate level based on their demonstrated

skills, attributes and qualifications.

Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.

Job Profile: Principal Accountant - Job Profile.pdf

Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile.pdf

Help with your application form

Why work for us?

Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your CV & covering letter how you meet the required criteria.

We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.

We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.

At Barnsley Council, we believe in second chances and value diversity. Our recruitment process is inclusive, and we welcome applicants with past convictions. We're committed to fairness and do not discriminate. Join us in building a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. #InclusiveHiring #SecondChances"

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Principal Accountant - £33,024 - £51,515 (Career Graded)