Accountancy Assistant

3 weeks ago


Reading, United Kingdom Reading Borough Council Full time

Job description

**Brighter Futures for Children**

**Accountancy Assistant**

**Full-time, Permanent**

**About us**

Brighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.

We work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.

Our main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.

**About the role**

The position of Accountancy Assistant is to support Finance Business Partner to provide a generic, comprehensive, and quality Finance service to all Brighter Futures for Children budget managers and stakeholders.

**Key responsibilities**
- To monitor and update financial data in relation to placements, allowances and other types of income and expenditure.
- Reconciling various systems to its financial information system.
- Carrying out basic accounting procedures, e.g. running reports & processing journals, supported by evidence, on a daily, monthly or ad hoc basis to the appropriate deadline.
- To assist in the budget monitoring process
- Processing debtors’ accounts, ensuring invoices and claims for goods and services are raised properly and have the ability to answer any resulting queries/enquiries.
- To assist in the closure of year end accounts and support the internal and external audit programme.

**Experience/skills required**
- Full AAT qualification or part qualified and studying to the completion of AAT.
- Basic to intermediate MS word, intermediate to advanced Excel skills, pivot tables and Vlookup, understanding and use of MS outlook.
- Experience of working in an accounting or finance environment within a large organisation. (Public sector experience preferable but not essential)
- Experience of working with accounting systems and connected reporting tools.
- Numerate and ability to analyse data and draw accurate conclusions

**Our offer**

We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.

A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:

- Local Government Pension Scheme
- 26 days holiday plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service) if you join on or after 1st April 2023
- Discounted Child Care (on site nursery)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loans
- A range of local discounts
- Further Opportunities for Training
- Car lease scheme
- Remote, Hybrid working available

**Closing date: 23 April 2023**

**Interview date: To be confirmed**

We look forward to hearing from you


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