We have a shared ambition for inclusive growth and prosperity for all, where North Lanarkshire is the place to Live, Learn, Work, Invest, and Visit.
As an Accountant, you will play a critical role in supporting our services to fully realize this ambition, providing the financial expertise to deliver our newly refreshed Programme of Work aligned to The Plan for North Lanarkshire.
Working a hybrid model of home-working and office-based within Civic Centre, Motherwell, you will be a confident, enthusiastic, and self-motivated individual with a positive disposition.
You will be required to display initiative and creative thinking and take a professional approach to dealing with staff members at all levels, participating in the effective implementation and development of financial services to the council and appropriate external bodies.
Taking a leading role in respect of financial management, business planning, and accounting services, your main duties will include:
Budget preparation and monitoring.
Assistance in completing statutory accounts and statistical returns.
Provision of financial support in an efficient, client-focused, and integrated manner.
Managing and developing a team of staff.
You will require experience and understanding of core cyclical accounting activities and excellent analytical skills.
Additionally, the key duties of the post require comprehensive knowledge of modern software packages and online financial systems, along with the ability to perform as part of a team.
You must be a qualified CCAB accountant (or equivalent); applicants who are exam qualified but are awaiting admission to the relevant accounting body will be considered; however, appointment will be dependent on that admission.
You must have practical work experience within an accounting environment, knowledge, and experience of the local government environment is desirable, but not essential.
A commitment to lifelong learning, development, and continuous improvement, and an ability to travel to offices within the council's boundaries are also desirable.
The job description provides an overview of the generic duties required and the specific tasks that would be undertaken within each team.
If you would like to discuss anything further, please contact Joanne McGraw, Finance Manager at McGrawJ@northlan.gov.uk.
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council
If you're considering a career with us, you'll be keen to know what's in it for you.
We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family.
This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays
• , and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL.
We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub
North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.
to see our Recruitment Charter.
• For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays.
These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip.
You will only be paid for the hours that you work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans, and their families.
We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists, and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise.
This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential, or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.
The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest, and visit.
The Council recognizes that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live.
The Fair Work Convention's Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfillment, opportunity, respect, and security.
We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realize untapped potential, and increase productivity.
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Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats, for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio.
To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151.
The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process:
Easy Read - My NL
• PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM.
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY, YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED.
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