Finance Officer (Reconciliations)

​We are currently working in partnership with a notable educational body who are recruiting for an Finance Officer (Reconciliations) on a temporary contract, initially for 4 months with opportunity for an extension.

The position is due to start immediately and the hourly rate of pay is negotiable based on experience.

The ideal candidate will be an enhanced DBS holder and be AAT qualified as a minimum.

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Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Responsible for the reconciliation of the control accounts and the payroll accounts with values of up to c. £20 million

• Preparing necessary reconciliations and other required information to produce monthly management accounts and to assist the Management Accountant to produce the annual statutory accounts

• Preparing all relevant accruals as and when required

• Reporting on reconciliations made, creating packs to explain data to both Finance and non-Finance staff

• Carried out balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations as well as produced payroll reconciliations

• Supporting the end-to-end review of processes by suggesting ideas for improvements that could benefit reconciliations

Experience required:

• Experience working in a reconciliations-based rose – desirable

• Education experience – desirable

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• AAT – essential

• CIMA / ACCA – desirable

• Must be organised and self sufficient

Rewards and Benefits:

• Potential for extension past 4-month mark

Working hours:

• 35 hours per week

• Monday – Friday

• 9:00am – 5:00pm (can offer flexibility)

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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