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Senior Finance Officer

JGV Recruitment
Posted a day ago, valid for 9 days
Location

Enfield, Greater London EN1 1BE, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Senior Finance Officer role is based within the local authority, reporting to the VAT Accountant.
  • Candidates are required to have relevant accountancy experience, ideally within a finance team in a local authority or public sector environment.
  • The position involves tasks such as completing monthly CIS Returns, VAT claims, and liaising with HMRC on VAT-related queries.
  • The salary for this role is competitive, reflecting the experience and expertise required, with a preference for candidates having local government Corporate Accountancy experience.
  • Excellent communication skills and a strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and data analysis are essential for success in this position.

This role is working within the local authority

The Senior Finance Officer will report to the VAT Accountant and will support on a range of areas within Corporate Accountancy team

Completion of the monthly CIS Returns and VAT claims, including conducting accuracy checks and sample testing.

This also involves 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 require.

To be suitable for the role you need have the relevant accountancy experience. 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.

You must possess excellent communication skills and an exceptional knowledge of Microsoft Excel and data analysis. Any local government Corporate Accountancy experience is highly welcomed.

You’ll be part of a team of committed people who support one another each day and are proud of the trusted, knowledgeable services they provide.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.