Senior Management Accountant - Interim (6 Months)Rate: 34.33 per hour (Umbrella)Location: Primarily Remote, with occasional meetings in OxfordStart Date: ASAPOur 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 RoleYou 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 ResponsibilitiesSupporting the Council''s year-end accounts closedown processPreparing clear, accurate, evidence-based working papers to support accounting entriesAssisting with information requests from external auditorsProviding financial advice and challenge to service managers as a trusted business partnerGrants monitoring, analysis and reportingCalculating property service charges for leaseholders and shared ownersSupporting reconciliation and correction of balances between the Council and its wholly owned companiesUndertaking additional ad-hoc financial duties as requiredCandidate RequirementsFully qualified accountant (or finalist with significant relevant experi