Your new company You''ll be joining a large, complex public-sector organisation with a significant statutory financial reporting environment. The organisation offers agile working arrangements, with flexibility alongside the requirement to travel between office locations across the county when necessary.Your new role As Deputy Chief Accountant, you''ll support and deputise for the Chief Accountant, playing a key role in delivering accurate and timely statutory financial reporting, including the annual Statement of Accounts. You''ll also line-manage three Assistant Accountants and work closely with the wider financial planning and reporting team to make effective use of team capacity throughout the financial year.Your key responsibilities will include:Managing and coordinating the final accounts timetable, working with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues and meet statutory deadlines.Managing fixed asset reporting and capital balance sheet accounts, ensuring leases are accounted for in line with professional and legislative requirements.Preparing the capital accounting elements of the final accounts and associated government returns.Coordinating and completing the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) return.Working closely with external auditors, responding to information requests and queries relating to the accounts.Maintaining oversight of revenue hierarchies to support effective financial monitoring and reporting.Overseeing Financial Regulations and Financial ..... full job details .....