Finance Administrator

Belmont Recruitment are currently looking for a Finance Administrator to join Conwy Council’s Social Services Department on an initial 3 month temporary contract. This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Key Duties:

• To be responsible for the processes involved with service expenditure and some departmental income.
• To be responsible for the maintenance both manual and computerised record systems in-line with audit requirements such as authorised signatories list etc.
• To support budget holders with the required financial monitoring reports, providing analysis where required.
• To process, input and extract data held on the finance sections recording and interface systems to include preparation of journals as required.
• To liaise with private sector providers, authority colleagues and other agency staff to resolve discrepancies between commissioned and actual service provision for community care transactions.
• To resolve issues directed by internal and external customers, providers and creditors as required.
• To manage the finance assistants and to ensure their contribution to the department’s monthly financial reporting process is achieved in a timely and accurate manner, including undertaking PDR’s and to be responsible for the welfare, training and development of staff.
• To be responsible for the raising of occasional external invoices and internal re-charges as required.
• To be responsible for the administration, use and balancing of the department purchase cards and issuing and monitoring of shell fuel cards for the department.
• To take the lead in co-ordinating the despatch, completion and return of all year end certificates and forms as part of the final accounts closedown process and to monitor to set up and close down of cash floats and petty cash accounts during the financial year.

Requirements:

• Significant experience of working in a similar role in a large organisation.
• Working knowledge and understanding of accounting regulations and standards appropriate to the role.
• Practical experience of working with computerised accounting system and procedures

If this role would be of interest, please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible.