5 jobs found in Stevenage

Title: Senior Housing Benefits Officer Sector: Local Authority / Housing Benefits Contract: 6-Month Contract Location: UK - 4 days office-based, 1 day remote Pay: Competitive hourly rate | Inside IR35 Role Overview: We are recruiting an experienced Senior Housing Benefits Officer to support a local authority Housing Benefits service. The role focuses on assessing complex claims, managing appeals, and maintaining high standards of accuracy and compliance. This opportunity is well suited to candidates with prior Housing Benefits experience or a background within a local authority or housing association. Key Responsibilities: Assess complex Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction claims Manage appeals and prepare tribunal submissions Provide technical advice and quality assurance support to assessment teams Ensure compliance with legislation, performance targets, and subsidy rules Liaise with internal departments and external bodies including DWPRequirements: Proven experience...

The opportunity to work as a Pensions Accountant for a Local Authority in Bedfordshire. Pensions Accountant – the benefits of this role; * £500-£600 per day, inside IR35. * Initial 6-month contract, subject to any further extensions. * 35 hours per week on average. * Working remotely/ from-home 4 days per week – office presence required a day a week. * Main office based in Bedford. What your day-to-day could look like as a Pensions Accountant? * Timely and accurate payment and submission of pension payovers, court order deductions to HMCTS and salary sacrifice deductions to relevant benefits providers. * Production of robust and auditable monthly working papers supporting pension payovers, court deductions and salary sacrifice benefits. * Monthly Reconciliation of Pension Balance Sheet Code/Control Account (YKR031) ensuring that the closing balance reflects the payover liability for that month. Please note that the job description is current at the date...

NXTGEN is working with a central government body to appoint a Financial Accountant on an Interim contract. This is a hands-on financial accounting role requiring strong technical capability across month-end, year-end and audit, within a regulated public sector environment. This opportunity will suit a fully qualified accountant with prior central government or similar public sector experience, who is confident operating independently and engaging with senior stakeholders. The Financial Accountant will support statutory reporting and audit delivery, ensuring accurate and compliant financial statements. The role requires strong attention to detail, sound judgement and the ability to work effectively in a pressured, audit-driven environment. Key Responsibilities Preparation and support of statutory financial statements Supporting internal and external audit activity and responding to audit queries Delivery of accurate month-end and year-end financial processes Providing...

Pricing & Valuations Data Workstream Project Lead Contract Daily Rate: £650 - £750 (inside IR35 via umbrella) Contract Length: 10 months initially Location: Canary Wharf, Greater London (4 minutes walk from Canary Wharf train station) Hybrid working - 3 days onsite per week is essential. About Us: Our client, a leading organisation in financial services, is seeking a highly skilled Pricing & Valuations Data Workstream Project Lead to join their central Data Risk team. This role will support the Price Risk Initiative, aimed at enhancing market risk management controls and processes across their Markets business. Role Overview: As the Pricing & Valuations Data Workstream Project Lead, you will be instrumental in executing deliverables across multiple workstreams while leveraging your subject matter expertise. Your primary focus will be on driving transformation within risk and control processes, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations, and collaborating with...

Job Title: Financial Accountant Location: London / Hybrid (2 days/week on site) Contract Duration: 4 Months Daily Rate: £450/day (Umbrella – Maximum) IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Description: Key accounting activities including financial statements, month-end and year-end processes, balance sheet management, audit liaison and technical accounting advice Essential skills and experience: A relevant professional accountancy qualification (applicants must be qualified within a CCAB body) with post-qualification experience . Prior experience of the preparation and/or audit of Central Government or other similar public sector financial statements Confidence and credibility with excellent communication and relationship management skills. A proven ability to deliver outcomes involving strategic financial decision making, including influencing at a senior level. Strong Excel skills. Proven experience of delivering value for money through strong commercial awareness. Strong collaboration...