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About the Role

The Principal Finance Officer will primarily support the year-end closedown and external audit processes, ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of financial reporting requirements. This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop technical accounting knowledge and enhance collaboration skills with stakeholders and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the efficient and timely completion of tasks within the annual closing of accounts process, ensuring compliance with CIPFA Code of Practice and reporting standards.
• Support effective liaison with external and internal audit through the Head of Finance - Closedown.
• Complete statutory and other returns with clear workings, in line with statutory requirements, and liaise with government departments and agencies.
• Provide support to other areas of Finance as directed by senior finance personnel.

Requirements

• AAT qualified or equivalent work experience and training.
• Satisfactory employment references.
• Satisfactory declaration of interest.
• Satisfactory DBS check.

Skills

• Financial reporting
• External audit support
• Year-end closedown processes
• CIPFA Code of Practice compliance
• Statutory returns completion
• Collaboration with stakeholders
• Technical accounting

Location

• London Borough of Waltham Forest

Work Type

• Full time
• Fixed term contract (12 months)

Experience Level

• INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

Education Level

• AAT qualified or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

• PO3 £45,750- £49,056

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements considered
• Benefits of working for the Council available at https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us

About the Company

• Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
• A highly ambitious borough driven by culture and the innate creativity of its residents.
• A Council relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded.
• An accredited Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employer, committed to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace.

Equal Opportunity

• Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment.
• The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population.
• Uses statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity.
• Committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: Promoting equality of opportunity, Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage, Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels, Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all.
• Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
• Operates an anonymous shortlisting process to reduce the risk of bias.
• Operates a scheme whereby internal candidates are considered first for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2.
• Considers candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme.