Technical Accountant Closedown Review (REMOTE)


Company:	ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LTD
Salary:	£600 - £600
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bromsgrove, B61 8DA
Working pattern:	Remote
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	19 Aug 2026
Closing date:	18 Sept 2026

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Summary

Technical Accountant Closedown Review (REMOTE) needed in Bromsgrove, £600 per day - Reference: RQ1767504

Fully Remote

Existing revenue closedown processes and procedures
Existing capital closedown processes and procedures
Overall ownership and leadership of the closedown process
Roles, responsibilities and accountability across the finance team
Previous years' performance in delivering final accounts within statutory deadlines
Closedown timetables and allocation of workload
Technical accounting capability and capacity within the team
Closedown team structure, knowledge and experience
Finance system and technical issues impacting accounts production
Quality, sign-off procedures and consistency of working papers
Filing structures and document management arrangements
Maintenance of key control accounts and balance sheet reconciliations throughout the financial year
Capital accounting processes and maintenance of the Fixed Asset Register
Lessons learned from previous closedowns both internally and across the wider local government sector
Issues identified by Internal Audit and External Audit
Findings arising from the independent review of Bromsgrove District Council's 2025/26 unaudited Statement of Accounts
Processes used to extract financial information from the finance system for accounts production
Data quality, system access and availability of information
Spreadsheet controls and master workbook version control
Identification and treatment of prior year adjustments
Hard close procedures and controls over general ledger amendments
Audit trails for journals and late adjustments
Year-end accruals processes
Accounting treatment and coding of grants
Review and clearance of historic commitments
Budget monitoring arrangements, virements, approvals and audit trails
Timely completion of asset valuations and revaluations
Pension accounting arrangements and timeliness of actuarial information
Timely receipt of third-party information required for accounts production
Governance and frequency of closedown meetings
Compliance with the CIPFA Code of Practice
Completion and quality assurance of the CIPFA Disclosure Checklist
Opportunities to streamline and modernise accounts production
Strengthening balance sheet assurance arrangements
Improving preparedness for external audit
Management oversight, review and assurance processes

This is working Full time hours on a temporary contract basis

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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Due to high volumes of CVs received we are not able to respond to all unsuccessful applications. You will always however hear from us by phone if we are able to take your CV forward to the next stage.

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