Accountant

Technical Accountant

Based in London, hybrid working

Length: 3 months

IR35 status: Inside

We are looking for an Accountant to lead and coordinate the preparation of the Council's annual Statement of Accounts, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and professional standards, and delivering a high-quality, audit-ready set of accounts by the statutory publication deadline.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead on the closedown process and production of the annual Statement of Accounts
• Ensure full compliance with the CIPFA Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the UK and relevant IFRS standards
• Prepare core financial statements including Comprehensive Income & Expenditure Statement, Movement in Reserves Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement
• Ensure accounts are fully supported by clear, structured, and audit-ready working papers
• Coordinate responses to audit queries in a timely and professional manner
• Resolve technical accounting issues and provide clear position papers where required
• Develop and manage a robust year-end closedown timetable
• Strengthen financial controls and reconciliations across the general ledger
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and ensure integrity of reserves and provisions

Skills, experience and knowledge required:

• CCAB qualified accountant (e.g., CIPFA / ACCA / ACA / CIMA)
• Proven experience of preparing or leading on local authority Statement of Accounts
• Strong knowledge of the CIPFA Code and local government accounting requirements
• Experience working with external audit and responding to audit queries
• Experience managing year-end closedown processes within tight deadlines

To apply for this role or to find out about other jobs, please contact Neave Calwell on the London Local Government Recruitment team on or send your CV to

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