Senior Management Accountant - Interim (6 Months) Rate: £34.33 per hour (Umbrella) Location: Primarily Remote, with occasional meetings in Oxford Start Date: ASAP

Our local authority client is seeking an experienced Senior Management Accountant to join their finance team on an interim 6-month contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong local government finance professional who can operate independently while providing high-quality business partnering support across services.

The Role

You will play a key role during a busy financial period, supporting year-end closedown and ensuring the production of robust working papers for external audit. Alongside core management accounting responsibilities, you will also support a range of corporate finance tasks and service-based financial activities.

Key Responsibilities

Supporting the Council's year-end accounts closedown process

Preparing clear, accurate, evidence-based working papers to support accounting entries

Assisting with information requests from external auditors

Providing financial advice and challenge to service managers as a trusted business partner

Grants monitoring, analysis and reporting

Calculating property service charges for leaseholders and shared owners

Supporting reconciliation and correction of balances between the Council and its wholly owned companies

Undertaking additional ad-hoc financial duties as required

Candidate Requirements

Fully qualified accountant (or finalist with significant relevant experience)

Proven public sector finance experience (local authority highly desirable)

Strong management accounting and technical finance background

Ability to manage competing priorities with minimal supervision

Comfortable working in a demanding environment with tight deadlines

Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills

Able to produce accurate, high-quality financial analysis and supporting documentation

Working Arrangements

Role can be undertaken largely remotely

Occasional in-person meetings required in Oxford

Office space available for those who prefer hybrid

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy