Directorate Accountant

Job Title: Directorate Accountant
Hours: 37 per week
Location: Hereford (Hybrid)
Salary: Hoople Band E £36,759 - £46,288 per annum
Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 5^th September 2025
Interview Date: 17^th September 2025

Are you an accountant who thrives by engaging with budget managers to understand service need and resolving challenges? Do you have a passion for providing accurate data that influences the strategic decisions? We are looking for a management accountant with an eye for detail, experience of public sector finance, and an ability to engage with people to work in a dynamic and changing environment supporting Herefordshire Council’s Economy and Environment and Corporate Services directorates. 

The role requires a management accountant with experience of setting budgets, forecasting, meeting year end deadlines, managing and motivating employees and providing financial analysis for service managers.

This role is part of an award winning finance team, with high standards of excellence and generating innovate problem solving. The team encourages learning and developing, creating an environment for career building and teamwork with a supportive culture.       

Hoople offer 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays rising to 31 days after 5 years’ service, and an Aviva salary sacrifice pension scheme.  We also provide a flexible benefits scheme which provides a range of benefits and discounts across retailers, the option to buy or sell annual leave, cycle to work scheme and healthcare plans.

We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity.  All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered as will part time working.

The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for: 

• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme;
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must apply online for this vacancy.

Our vision

To provide excellent business support services to the public sector and those who work with them.

Our mission

Creating and building trusted and sustainable relationships in order to deliver business critical services for our key customers.

Our values

• Passion for improvement - Continuous improvement to develop more effective ways of delivering services for our customers
• Customer focus - Satisfying our customers and helping them to support themselves
• Professional integrity - Bringing the best of our shared technical expertise and professional values to our work
• Mutual support - Whether one-to-one or in teams, we encourage and support each other to strive for excellent performance in all that we do
• Ambition - Our staff are committed to the success of our company in delivering effective services to organisations, communities and individuals