Accountant

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Wigan Town Hall

Salary: Grade 8, £36,363 - £40,777 per annum.

37 hours per week

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly regarded and forward-thinking finance team.

You will be a key individual in providing dedicated financial support to the Council’s Maintained Schools.

In the varied role you will provide support, guidance and oversight to the schools to ensure that they maintain high standards of financial management and to ensure that the Local Authority discharges its responsibilities in relation to school’s finances.

The role also involves the monitoring of Council Children Services general fund budgets with a requirement to meet with the budget holders on a regular basis.

About you:

You are a confident, organised person, comfortable working independently as well as collaborating with colleagues.

You will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently to tight timescales.

You will be able to present relevant financial information to enable effective, informed decision making.

You will be a highly motivated team player that can display the Team Wigan Behaviours be positive, accountable, courageous and kind.

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them. The school finance team comprises seven officers: four based at Wigan Town Hall and three peripatetic bursars.

Wigan Council provides a supportive working environment shaped by our values of positivity, courage, accountability and kindness, guiding our asset based approach and commitment to residents.

We are proudly delivering an ambitious New Era for our communities, set out within our Progress with Unity plan.

We support flexible working with a blended approach, enabling staff to work from home, in the office or in the community depending on service needs.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

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For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kirsten Reid on 07824 626173

Interview date: 6th May 2026

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