Job Description

We have an exciting role on offer within our Financial Planning & Support service as a Senior Accounting Officer.
About Us
By providing accurate timely financial advice, challenging and influencing spending plans, Middlesbrough Council's Financial Planning and Business Partnering team plays a key role in ensuring that the Council's resources are utilised to their fullest extent.
We are currently seeking a skilled, enthusiastic and motivated Senior Accounting Officer to join our team. If you thrive on working in a fast-paced, changing environment, can positively contribute to developing innovative new ways of thinking, can communicate and build successful working relationships with finance and non-finance staff then we'd love to hear from you.
The successful candidate will provide support and advice to two of the operational directorates within the Council, Regeneration and Legal & Governance Services. As such you will be part of a team that has the responsibility for the overview and provision of advice relating to expenditure budgets and significant income targets to services including:

• Economic Development, including major capital projects such as the Council's housing growth programme and other regeneration schemes.
• The Council's Strategic Investment Property Portfolio, incorporating the Cleveland Centre, Captain Cook Square and offices including Centre Square and the Boho Zone.
• Property Services portfolio including building maintenance and capital works.
• Valuation & Estates functions including commercial lettings and asset sales.
• Planning Policy, including Building Control & Development Control.
• Cultural Services, including the towns entertainment venues - Town Hall, Theatre, Dorman and Captain Cook museums.
• Community Learning.
• Human Resources, including Payroll and Workforce Development.
• Strategy, Information & Governance.
• Legal Services.
• ICT.
• Project Management Office and Customer Experience.
• Democratic Services and Registrars.
• Coroners Service.

Experience in dealing with grants, including assisting in applications, ensuring compliance with grant conditions and the preparation of quarterly and annual returns would be advantageous although not essential.
If this is you, this may be the opportunity you are looking for!
In return we can offer:

• Generous leave entitlement with an option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
• Modern, state of the art office accommodation.
• Excellent pension plus top-up options.
• Staff networks run by our staff for our staff.
• Flexible working (dependent on job role).
• Blended working, with the opportunity to split the working week between the office and home.
• Electric car lease scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee benefits portal including Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff lottery.
• Travel and car parking schemes.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Fantastic career progression opportunities and lots more!

If you would like to talk through this opportunity further, please contact Paul Shout on 01642 729199.
We operative a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.
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Skills Required