Job Details
Management Accountant
MB4 (£46,579 to £53,051)
37 Hours, Full Time
Temporary, 18 months
Hybrid - Stopford House, Piccadilly, Stockport and homeworking
Application Deadline: 22nd November 2026 11:59pm
Shortlisting Date: w/c 23rd November 2026
Interview Date: w/c 30th November 2026 - provisionally 30th November / 1st December
Interview Type: In person interview and presentation
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Your Role
We are looking for a skilled and motivated person to be part of ensuring that the council manages its resources effectively, delivering value for money, exploiting opportunities to drive out inefficiencies and generating income where appropriate.
The role will consist of both traditional management/technical accounting and support to key projects with internal and external partners.
You will be working within the Adult Social Care and Public Health Management Accountancy service.
Projects will include those linked to the council’s savings programme. The more traditional management accounting will include providing financial advice and support budget holders and other colleagues; annual budget preparation; closure of the accounts as well as monitoring of budgets and providing regular summary financial positions statements and forecasts at a variety of levels and detail.
You will receive direct support from the Group Accountant / Strategic Financial Advisor
About You
The job will be ideal for someone who has effective analytical skills and can quickly assess financial implications and avise stakeholders accordingly. Part of this entails at times a high support, high challenge approach when engaging with colleagues in a helpful manner.
The job will require confident presentational skills, and the ability to convey financial information in a variety of styles to suit the audience.
The role requires the ability to be flexible, self-organised and prioritise tasks.
About Us
The job will be ideal for someone looking to build on their accountancy experience. It will provide opportunities for further self-development and will involve working with colleagues at a variety of levels.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Paul Graham on paul.graham@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
This post is also open as secondment opportunity for Stockport Council Employees. However, you must seek the permission of your current manager prior to making an application.
Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.
Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application. Please also email recruitment@stockport.gov.uk.
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Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.
We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.