Senior Finance Officer

Spencer Clarke Group; Enfield; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 45,000

Job description

Senior Finance Officer - Local Authority - London

A Local Authority in London is looking to recruit a Senior Finance Officer on a Permanent Basis.

What is on offer for you?

• £41,442 - £44,331
• Hybrid Working (couple of times a month in the office)

What does this role entail? Here is a very brief snapshot:

• Report to the VAT Accountant and support on a range of areas within the Corporate Accountancy team
• Completion of the monthly CIS Returns and VAT claims
• Liaising with HMRC and addressing any VAT-related queries
• Monitoring and reporting on financial controls
• Support on completion of the annual Statement of Accounts and associated processes
• Completion of government and other statutory returns
• Balance sheet and other reconciliations
• Liaising with and providing information to internal and external audit as required

What are the essentials for this role?

• Any local government Corporate Accountancy experience is highly welcomed
• Excellent communication skills and an exceptional knowledge of Microsoft Excel and data analysis
• You need to be working within a finance team related role in a local authority or wider public sector or not-for-profit organisation environment as part of a Financial Accounting Team

How to apply

• Once your CV is received, if you are successful, you will be contacted.
• Due to the extremely high number of applications, it may not be possible to contact every applicant. As such, if you are not contacted, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.