Technical/Financial Accountant - Statutory Accounts, Pension

London Borough of Hillingdon
Hillingdon, Greater London

Job Category : Interims

Location : London Borough of Hillingdon

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00
Salary: £476.79

To support the Pensions, Treasury and Statutory Accounts team with preparation for year end closing 2024/25 including interim audit and production of the Statement of Accounts. The role will report to Chief Accountant (Statutory Accounts) and Pensions Finance Manager (Pensions). The role is a six month assignment minimum.

The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with experience of working in financial reporting and year end closing within local government.

Role

To support the Pensions, Treasury and Statutory Accounts team with preparation for year end closing 2024/25 including interim audit and production of the Statement of Accounts. The role will report to Chief Accountant (Statutory Accounts) and Pensions Finance Manager (Pensions). The role is a six month assignment minimum.

The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with experience of working in financial reporting and year end closing within local government.

Duties will include the following:

Statutory Accounts

  • Project work supporting Chief Accountant to implement IFRS 16 Lease accounting for 2024/25 accounts
  • Support external audit requirements for data analysis in interim audit
  • Dealing with audit queries for the 2024/25 interim audit and any remaining queries on 2023/24 audit
  • Support completion of 2023/24 Whole of Government Accounts
  • Preparing for year end closing 2024/25 including co-ordination of year end debtors/creditors reconciliations
  • Production of various disclosure notes for the 2024/25 Statement of Accounts supporting the wider team with overall completion of the accounts

Pensions

  • Assist with year-end Pension Fund closing programme and annual audit.
  • Assist with ensuring reporting and policy documents are compliant with the latest regulatory and statuary requirements and that all statutory returns are completed in line with legislative timelines.
  • Assist with managing pension fund treasury activities to ensure sufficient liquidity to make payments and settle trades.
  • Assist with effective monitoring and delivery of all Pension and Statutory Accounts projects.
  • Complete other reasonable tasks to fulfil role purpose or as instructed by management.
  • Support the production of Statutory Accounts (including Pension Fund Accounts) ensuring compliance against Accounting Code of Practice, regulatory and audit requirements
Posted 2026-05-30

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