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We are proud to be a well-run borough. A world heritage site, our communities are vibrant and diverse, and our elected members are ambitious to realise the potential of the borough whilst working within a challenging financial environment.

Our Accountancy Partnering Service provides accounting and business support across a range of the Council’s Directorates, including Resources, Legal & Democratic and Communities, Environment & Central Services. In this post, you will:

• Be responsible for the accounting functions of multiple service areas, ensuring their sound running within Council Policy and the medium-term financial position of the Council. Ensuring that Financial Procedures and practices are followed, and contributing to ensuring the Council meets its section 151 responsibilities. 
• Be responsible for ensuring that these services are professionally managed and delivered at the operational level, including budget setting and closure of accounts. 
• To be part of a team that maintain and develop a culture of high professional standards and achievement that enables the delivery of the Services objectives through continuous improvement using innovation and creativity. 
• Support senior managers in the day-to-day managing and developing of staff and performance and to be a pro-active and innovative problem solver.
• Be committed to fostering cross service working within and beyond the Council and committed to cost effective service 

You will have excellent communication skills and effective time management skills, be a good team player but also able to work independently with minimal supervision. Previous Local Government Accounting experience is essential for this role.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Please ensure that the supporting statement section of your application form clearly details how you meet the criteria set out in the Person specification document. Post will work across more than one Directorate Accountancy Team.

Closing date: 18th November 2026

Interviews likely to be held w/c 30th November 2026

Our Finance teams are currently working in a hybrid way, this means you’ll spend some of the week office-based and some will be working from home.

For an informal discussion please contact Mags Barrow at Margaret.Barrow@royalgreenwich.gov.uk 

Company: Royal Borough of Greenwich

Salary: PO3 - £47,262 to £50,676

Location: London (Greater), London (Greater)

Sector: Corporate Services

Sector: Finance

Sector: Regeneration and Local Economies

Job Role: Accountant