Accountant (Bursarial)

Job information Accountant (Bursarial) from the Company Royal Borough of Greenwich, this latest Accountant (Bursarial) job vacancy is located in the city London SE HQ. This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate . Job Vacancies in this Government field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Description :

Job Category: Financial Services

Role: Accountant (Bursarial)

Grade: PO1 (Schools)

Employment Term: 35 hours per week (full time)

Location: Woolwich

Position overview

The Royal Borough of Greenwich has a vacancy for 2 Accountants, to provide accounting support to a range of services.

The posts are permanent and present a good career development opportunity within a strong finance service.

Roles have a full range of accounting services, providing flexibility for the organisation and the individual.

Who we are looking for:

Accountant responsibility includes:

Schools Based PO1

• To work in partnership with many stakeholders. Partnership working is at the heart of our approach and we work closely with schools, internal services and departments, other LA’s, central government, education professionals, contractors and other stakeholders. We ensure continuous development so that our practice is of a high quality. We are currently making improvements to our service, strengthening the way we work to increase levels of financial sustainability and resilience within schools.

• To support schools in producing and interpreting both financial and non-financial performance information data, modelling and planning for the impact of a number of risks and opportunities, including all aspects of income and expenditure, and internal and external risk factors.

• The successful applicant will be expected to make visits to the schools and present reports at Governors meetings which may involve some evening work.

• Taking responsibility for key aspects of defined accounting services, ensuring they operate effectively and within statutory and regulatory frameworks

Further details of the role along with the skills and experience needed, can be seen within the Job Description and Person Specification.

If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, please send a brief statement to Janet Davis saying why you are interested in the role and what skills, knowledge and ability you are able to demonstrate, making you the right person to fill this position.

Closing Date: Tuesday 27 May 2025 – midnight

Interviews: Week commencing 2nd June

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Janet Davis; janet.davis@royalgreenwich.gov.uk .

If you require any assistance in viewing or accessing this opportunity, please contact recruitment@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or call 020-8921-8977

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Internal Only Advert: This vacancy is being advertised internally only – this means it is only open to applications from existing employees, agency workers, apprentices and GSP/GSS employees.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this ‘Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.

Organisation

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Reference

REC/25/00291

Salary Details

£39855 – £42324

Additional Allowances

n/a

Location Postcode

SE18 6HQ

Job Term and Hours per Week

Permanent; 35

Closing Date

27 May 2025