Management Accountant

We have an exciting opportunity for a management accountant to join our Finance Team.

Reporting to a Senior Accountant, the successful candidate will be required to support the delivery of comprehensive accountancy and financial services to the Council. This includes the provision of advice and support to services, and technical areas including VAT and capital as required.

They will offer proactive financial advice and support to the Council service areas by working closely with budget holders to set and monitor budgets. They will provide financial oversight and advise on business cases for the services they assist looking at costings for efficiencies within service provision and practices or indeed, opportunities for new, or improved income generation plans. They will also support the annual production of the statement of accounts for the Council as well as responding to audit queries.

Beyond this it requires someone dedicated to the continuous improvement in the functionality of the financial service and the monitoring and reporting it provides to the Council and its services. The role requires the candidate to produce timely and quality data analysis to support the Council in its decision making and monitoring, including supporting services with business cases and completion of grant claims.

This role provides an opportunity to provide a service to assist in supporting the Council in making a difference in the community it serves by improving financial information and reporting to better support financial decisions made on projects based on business cases and when setting and monitoring budgets.

Closing date for applications: Midnight on 11 January 2026

Interviews will be held on: 20 and 21 January 2026

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Lorna Snow, Finance Manager on 01493 846214.

Our new management accountant will have the drive to work autonomously with excellent communication and engagement skills, and be able to explain financial information to non-finance colleagues. A desire to ensure accuracy and integrity of data, with the ability to collate and present data for reports and analysis for others. They will need to have an accountancy qualification, such as AAT, excellent excel skills and experience of working within a financial environment. Whilst working in the public sector environment would be desirable it is not essential.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has the goal to achieve excellence for the Borough. We don’t just say we are ambitious; we mean it. We are always looking at the ways in which we can improve and be the best that we can, providing the best for the people who live, work, visit and operate businesses in the Borough.

We have big plans for the future and massive opportunities ahead. We are one of the most successful enterprise zones in the country, Great Yarmouth is England’s offshore energy hub and Norfolk’s biggest seaside resort at the edge of the Broads National Park. The challenges we face in the borough are wide, but our commitment to achieving more has never been so focused.

We know that our team members are our most valuable asset, working hard to achieve our short and long term goals. Find out more about the people who work with us, and if you are as ambitious as we are, apply now and be part of our team.

We offer a range of exciting benefits as an employer and are committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment and the services we provide.

There is more information on the Jobs page of the Great Yarmouth Borough Website, with details of how to apply and the recruitment process. You will also be able to find more details regarding DBS checks (if relevant for the job role), Right to Work checks, along with details of our values and behaviours, agile working and our Privacy Notice.