Financial Accountant

Are you looking for a role where your financial expertise directly supports the delivery of one of the most ambitious transport transformations in the UK? At Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), our work underpins the development of the Bee Network, a fully integrated, accessible and sustainable transport system for our city region.

As a Financial Accountant, you’ll play a key role in ensuring we have the robust financial insight, accurate reporting and strong governance needed to support major investment, maintain public confidence and help Greater Manchester make informed, futureshaping decisions. If you want to use your skills in a place where highquality financial management truly matters, this could be the perfect next step for you!

Your Role

As our Financial Accountant, you’ll play a key role in delivering accurate financial records, statutory financial statements and highquality external reporting for TfGM. You’ll provide expert technical accounting advice, support smooth and professional audit processes, and ensure compliance with the latest financial accounting standards. This is a great opportunity to apply your expertise in a varied role, working closely with colleagues across Finance, GMCA partners and external auditors.

For more info see Job Profile below.

Who are we?

Our Financial Shared Services team provides the strong financial foundations needed to deliver the Bee Network and support Greater Manchester’s wider transport ambitions. We manage financial records, statutory reporting, technical accounting, audit coordination and compliance for TfGM and a range of partners, ensuring public funds are used responsibly, transparently and in line with regulatory requirements.

Joining this team means becoming part of a highly skilled, collaborative finance community where your work directly supports major transport programmes and helps us maintain trust with our partners, auditors and the public. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring our financial information is accurate, robust and aligned to the highest professional standards, enabling TfGM to plan effectively, make confident decisions and deliver services that make a real difference across Greater Manchester.

What you’ll bring

What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

We’re looking for someone who brings strong technical expertise, analytical thinking and excellent attention to detail. To succeed in this role, you’ll need:

• Extensive experience of using computerised accounting systems, spreadsheets and databases.
• Strong technical accounting experience, including uptodate knowledge of financial accounting standards relevant to TfGM.
• Experience of working with external parties, particularly auditors and financial institutions.
• A high level of accuracy in preparing financial analysis, statements and supporting working papers.
• A full professional accounting qualification (CIPFA, CIMA, ACA or ACCA).

What we can offer you

This is a permanent role with a salary of £49,060-£54,558

At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process. We are happy to #talkflexibleworking to help colleagues maintain a healthy work life balance.

Our benefits include:

• Generous annual leave starting at 28 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with options to buy more.
• Free travel on buses across Greater Manchester, plus rail or Metrolink travel to and from work.
• Local Government defined benefit pension scheme with life cover of 3x salary as a contributing member, and options to boost your contributions.
• Enhanced family-friendly leave policies, including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.
• Discover more benefits including wellbeing support, Personal and Career Development, Flexible working, financial support and more on our website

What's next?

To apply please submit your CV and complete your application ensuring that you provide clear examples against the criteria questions, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on your CV. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting, however we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure fair selection process.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within your CV

TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.

Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

NOTE TO AGENCIES we will be accepting direct applications only for this role. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral CV.