Assistant Accountant

Job description

We are recruiting an Assistant Accountant at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37
Contract Type: Full Time, Fixed Term for 2 years
Location: Penallta House - Working hours can be split between home and office depending on specific task requirements.
Team: Finance Support - Communities and Corporate Services

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organisation.

We pay an attractive salary of £36,581 - £39,481 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

Join our Corporate Finance team as an Assistant Accountant and play a key role in delivering high-quality financial support across Corporate and Community Services.

You will provide budget monitoring, financial reporting, and expert advice to service managers, supporting effective decision-making. Working closely with senior finance staff, you'll help prepare budgets, year-end accounts, and grant claims, while supervising junior team members.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated finance professional with strong analytical skills, AAT Level 4 (or equivalent), and experience in a financial environment. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative setting, we'd love to hear from you.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• Significant financial knowledge and experience, preferably gained within a local government accountancy environment.
• The ability to prioritise works tasks and requests for financial advice from service managers and operational staff and meet tight deadlines where required.
• Experience in a financial environment and ability to assess and advise upon the financial and budgetary implications of new and changes to service initiatives.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Mark Richards on 01443863095 or email [email protected] / Paula Beaman on 01443866504 or email [email protected] .

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact [email protected] for further information.

Caerphilly County Borough Council does not receive applications submitted via the StudySmarter website. All applications must be submitted through our official Council website.