My Local Government client is looking to recruit a permanent Deputy Chief Accountant to work alongside the existing Deputy Chief Accountant and deliver the Council''s annual Statement of Accounts, ensure effective accounting controls are in place and liaise with the Council''s external auditors. As part of this role you will be expected to support the Chief Accountant in any aspect of corporate finance and provide resilience across the team, whilst specifically supporting and guiding in the areas of Technical Accounting, Fixed Assets and Taxation. The role of Deputy Chief Accountant reports to the Chief Accountant and will support on a range of areas within Corporate Accountancy team, including - Supporting on specific financial accounting areas such as Financial Statements, Balance Sheet Reconciliations and Monitoring, reviewing and challenging financial controls and associated processes, and providing financial guidance and support to services across the Council. Liaising with council''s external auditors and maintaining the relationship between auditors and wider finance team. Taking ownership of specific finance processes to ensure all officers are appropriately trained able to carry out these processes in a consistent and efficient manner. Ensure that the areas of the Accounts for which the officer is responsible for is accounted for in line with Internal Financing Reporting Standards and CIPFA''s Code of Practice for Local Government Accounting. Pro-Actively seek oppo