Local government accountant Work, Jobs in London (with Salaries)

Assistant Finance Business Partner
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils —London
- £48,873 - £59,220 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
2d
Senior Accountant
Wellspring —London
- £60,000 - £65,000 a year
- Communication skills
11d
SENIOR MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT
Sovereign AI —London
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Accounting
Group Accountant - Technical
East Herts Council —Hertford
- £50,011 - £54,189 a year
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Free parking
- Annual leave
4d
Accountant
Runnymede —Addlestone
- £31,565 - £46,956 a year
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Free parking
- Annual leave
7d
Systems Accountant
Harrow Council —Harrow
- £54,810 - £62,349 a year
- Microsoft Excel
- Customer service
- Analysis skills
12d
Legal Entity Controller (IFRS accounting) - Associate
JPMorganChase —London
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Accounting
- Accounting
12d
School Accountant (St Catherine's Catholic Primary School)
Barnet Council —London
- £8,427 - £8,939 a year
- Part-time
- Accounting
- Communication skills
- School
12d
Senior Technical Analyst (Balance Sheet and Controls)
Harrow Council —Harrow
- £46,563 - £50,691 a year
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Accounting
12d
Capital Accounting Manager
Harrow Council —Harrow
- £54,810 - £62,349 a year
- Microsoft Office
- Analysis skills
- Supervising experience
12d
Senior Technical Analyst (VAT, Grants and Transactions)
Harrow Council —Harrow
- £46,563 - £50,691 a year
- Microsoft Excel
- Customer service
- Analysis skills
12d
Qualified Operational Accountant
Liberata —Bromley
- £70,000 - £80,000 a year
- Full-time
7d
Group Accountant (Revenue & Capital)
East Herts Council —Hertford
- £50,011 - £54,189 a year
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Free parking
- Annual leave
4d
Junior Financial Controller
Kodak Alaris —Hemel Hempstead
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- ERP systems
- Accounting
Quick apply
Senior Accountant
Mastercard —Hampton
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Analysis skills
- Project management
Associate - Finance (Revenue, Treasury & Analytics)
PJT Partners —London
- Full-time
- Financial services
- Communication skills
Accounting and Controls Manager, Europe
The Clorox Company —Richmond
- Full-time
- Management
- ERP systems
- No experience needed
- Work from home
9d
Accounting Manager
Raytheon —Harlow
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Analysis skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Sick pay
Senior Financial Controller
AWTG —London
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Master's degree
- Presentation skills
Specialist, Business Support, London
Business Sweden —London
- Full-time
- No experience needed
- English
- Accounting

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Assistant Finance Business Partner

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils -
London

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£48,873 - £59,220 a year
2 days ago

Qualifications

Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Excel
ACA
Microsoft Office
Accounting
CIMA
Financial accounting
IT
AAT

Full job description

About Us

Assistant Finance Business Partner
£48,873 - £59,220 per annum
Permanent
Full Time (36 hours)
Wandsworth, London
Hybrid role (2-3 days in the office)

Are you passionate about making financial improvements, implementing change and want to diversify your local government experience?

Within Children’s Finance, our role is to strategically advise Service areas on all financial matters in the wider organisational context, while also supporting them to set and manage their budgets effectively, along with monitoring the delivery of cost savings and efficiencies as we deliver our programme of business change. In Children’s Services, we operate a business partnering model, ensuring that our finance team most effectively supports and facilitates specific service areas.

Can you join us to streamline our financial reporting process and drive efficiencies and continuous improvement to ensure robust financial management?

About the role

As Assistant Finance Business Partner, you will report to the Strategic Finance Business Partner for Children’s Services – deputising for them when necessary. You will be expected to:

Deliver financial management through accounting, budgetary control, forecasting, and provision of financial advice. You will be expected to handle high volumes of financial data, and work closely with budget holders and other non-financial stakeholders, translating and summarising this data and providing effective challenge as required.
Take a lead on financial reporting and ensure timely and accurate preparation of monthly budget monitoring reports. You will play a pivotal role in streamlining financial reporting processes within the Children’s Services Finance Team.
Drive the production and analysis of KPI reports, providing clear insights to support business decisions.
Work with the Strategic Finance Business Partner and support the Council’s medium-term financial forecast (MTFF) and within this the development of strategic financial plans and models. You will be expected to drive efficiencies and savings proposals to ensure that savings targets are achieved.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Qualified Accounting Technician - AAT; OR Part qualified CCAB Accountant - CIPFA, ACA, ACCA; OR Part qualified CIMA or suitably qualified by experience.
Experience and proficiency in using standard IT packages (MS Office specially MS Excel & PowerPoint) and have ability to train and support others in their effective day-to-day use.
Ability to simplify complex financial issues and present them in a manner that the recipient understands, and in a relevant format with the right level of information.
Experience of management and /or financial accounting beyond a basic level, as well as, producing budget monitoring reports and supporting the effective use of these.
Working within public/third sector Finance or Finance in the private sector providing a public sector service.

Join our forward-thinking finance team and play a key role in driving financial sustainability, innovation and improvement across Children's Services.

Salary

£48,873 - £59,220 per annum

Frequency

Annual

Job Reference

randw/TP/14896/9453

Contract Type

Permanent – Full Time (36 hours)

Closing Date

9 August, 2026

Job Category

Finance

Business Unit

CSD – Business Resources

Location

Wandsworth, London, United Kingdom

Posted on

27 July, 2026

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