Finance Officer

3 weeks ago

Worcester, United Kingdom Office for Environmental Protection Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 300253**Salary**:

- £30,317 - £32,900**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Fixed Term
- Secondment**Length of employment**:

- Maternity cover initially until 31/03/2024.**Business area**:

- OEP - Chief of Staff**Type of role**:

- Accountancy**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- WorcesterAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Are you an experienced finance assistant and book-keeper? Do you have an excellent eye for detail, great communication skills and an interest in the environment? If so, then we want to hear from you.

The Office for Environmental Protection’s (the OEP's) mission is to protect and improve the environment. Created by the Environment Act 2021, our role is to hold government and other public authorities to account. The OEP does this in several ways including reporting on progress against environmental improvement plans and targets, advising on changes to environmental laws and receiving complaints from the public which can lead to us taking enforcement action.

This role is based in the OEP’s Chief of Staff directorate which comprises of the business strategy and planning team and the communications and corporate services functions.

With a total staff across the OEP of just over 70, we are a small, dynamic, friendly and flexible organisation covering England, Northern Ireland, and environmental matters reserved to the UK Government. We offer flexible working arrangements, high profile, dynamic work and the chance to have an impact on improving the state of the environment.

To find out more about the OEP, what we do, who we are and our current work, visit The OEP Website.

The OEP is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) which means it operates independently from Defra and is not part of the UK Civil Service. Our employees are public servants.

**Job description**:
We are looking for a Finance Officer, to cover a period of maternity leave, who will be responsible for administration in the finance function for the OEP.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

- Monitoring and managing the finance mailbox.
- Bookkeeping in the accounting system, Sage 200.
- Preparing bi-monthly pay-runs.
- Carrying out bank reconciliations and other balance sheet reconciliations as necessary.
- Updating the accruals and prepayments schedules.
- Monitoring staff expenses and ensuring they are in line with the OEP policy.
- Any other activity that the Head of Finance and Corporate Services or the Principal Finance Officer may reasonably require the post holder to carry out.
- The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post._

**Person specification**:

- AAT qualified book keeper or other similar qualification, or proven practical experience of book keeping.
- Experience of using accountancy systems and Excel, including the ability to use formula.
- Excellent attention to detail within all finance processes including, for example, checking invoices, PO numbers, dates.
- Ability to work at pace, prioritise and organise effectively ensuring work is completed to a high standard and accuracy.
- Adaptable and able to work flexibly across a range of projects with competing deadlines.
- Ability to communicate well across the organisation both in writing and orally and taking a proactive approach to ensuring accurate financial reporting and resolution to queries.
- Proven ability to take the initiative, to work independently where required, to be delivery-focused and an effective forward-planner.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- Experience of using accountancy systems and Excel, including the ability to use formula.

**Benefits**:
**Pension**

The OEP offers a generous defined benefit, inflation-proof Civil Service Pension which is a valuable part of your total reward package. Upon joining the OEP, staff can opt to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme which, depending on salary, offers a personal contribution rate of between 4.6% and 7.35%, and an employer contribution rate of between 26.6% and 30.3%. There is also the option to join a partnership scheme. Full details and benefits of the options available to you can be found on the Civil Service Pension Portal.

**Leave and Flexible Working**

The OEP offers 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days over 5 years for all new entrants.

Additional paid leave is available where neces

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