Senior Finance Officer

Coyles; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

One of my local government clients are currently recruiting an experienced Senior Finance Officer on a temporary basis. This is a 3-month minimum contract with the possibility of the role being extended further to work Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Hybrid working role where, however, you will be required to attend the office 2/3 times a week.

Overview:

• Senior Finance Officers provide high quality and comprehensive finance support across the Council, drawing on technical expertise, knowledge and experience to add value, lead on the resolution of challenges and drive process improvements across the area.
• As senior members of the team they actively contribute to the smooth running of the service to coach and develop colleagues to help raise standards and productivity, which may require flexibility in working across teams. As owners of specific finance activities, Senior Finance Officers ensure processes are delivered in a consistent, standardised and efficient manner. Senior Finance Officers will be the first point of contact for service enquiries and will provide direct support to Finance colleagues and other Council staff.
• Senior Finance Officers should actively champion continuous improvement and the implementation of automation and efficient ways of working.

Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for leading on specific tasks, delivering work to a high standard across a range of finance service activities for the assigned team, including but not limited to, corporate accounting, VAT and indirect tax and finance systems maintenance to support services across the Council. The role will specifically be responsible for (but not limited to) the following tasks:

• Completion of the monthly VAT claims including accuracy checks and sample testing
• Completion of the monthly CIS returns
• HMRC and VAT queries
• Monitoring and reporting on financial controls
• Completion of the annual Statement of Accounts and associated processes
• Finance systems maintenance support and resilience
• Completion of government and other statutory returns
• Balance sheet and other reconciliations
• Liaising with and providing information to internal and external audit as required

• Proactively develop skills, understanding and abilities in delivering finance services.
• Take ownership of specific finance processes to ensure all officers are appropriately trained to carry out these processes in a consistent and efficient manner.
• Proactively develop and quality assure the work of others on how best to deliver the service processes, standards and performance indicators, driving a step change in team productivity.

If you are interested in this vacancy, please send your CV to Jahker Miah from Coyle Personnel Ltd.