Senior Finance Officer

4 weeks ago


Newbury, West Berkshire, United Kingdom Integris Financial Recruitment Ltd Full time

Service Management

To provide effective management and support to the Service Lead in achieving the Council's Vision, Values and Objectives through:

  • Leading the implementation of the Council's Corporate Values and ensuring the achievement of the Council's Vision, Values and Objectives by providing a clear sense of purpose and direction within the accountancy function.
  • Supporting service area projects and initiatives, as required.
  • Participating in corporate projects and initiatives, as required.
  • Building positive working relationships with Council Members.
  • Promoting equal opportunities, access to services and tackling discrimination both within and outside the Council.
  • Interpreting, reviewing and presenting data to give advice on decisions relating to service delivery and procurement issues.
  • Ensuring that financial management systems and operational procedures comply with statutory, corporate guidance and best practice.
  • Ensuring the payment of approximately 62,000 supplier invoices annually.
  • Monitoring outstanding debt on the Balance Sheet and ensuring processes and procedures are robust and implemented for debt recovery.
  • Ensuring all income and expenditure into the Council is accurately recorded for VAT and accounting purposes, including responsibility for the Council's partial exemption calculation.
  • Ensuring service processes and procedures are sufficiently robust to prevent and detect benefits and associated fraud.
  • Maintaining strict confidentiality of all personal and computerized data in accordance with legislation.

Team Management

To ensure sound and robust leadership and management of the team through:

  • Continuously reviewing opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team, including the delivery of continuous improvement and best value.
  • Ensuring high quality, expert financial advice is provided by supporting the team to develop their skills and knowledge.
  • Effective financial management and ensuring effective financial control.
  • Effective human resource management, encompassing implementation of the Council's Human Resource Management policies, procedures and guidance.
  • Effective performance management, including implementation of the Council's performance management practices.
  • Effective Health and Safety management, including implementation of the Council's Health and Safety policies, procedures, and practices.
  • Embedding the Council's agreed Risk Assessment practices.

Specific Responsibilities

To lead in providing the service area with accurate and effective financial advice, covering all aspects of financial accounting.

  • Developing and implementing technical advice to the service area, involving close liaison and working with lead officers.
  • Ensuring the resilience and accuracy of data held within the Council's financial management system.
  • Production of the draft financial statements by deadline and compliant with accountancy guidance.
  • Ensuring all statutory returns are completed and submitted by the deadline.
  • Working with the Service Lead and other finance officers to develop a best practice financial management system to improve service quality.
  • Member of the accountancy management team.
  • Assisting the Service Lead in the management and development of the accountancy function, and deputising when required.
  • Preparing committee reports where there are financial implications. Attending committees to present reports as required.
  • Liaising with officers and members.
  • The post holder will be expected to use their own resources, judgment, and initiative in order to provide a high quality, effective and efficient service to the service area.
  • Any other duties commensurate with the grade.

Corporate

To promote equality as an integral part of the role, treating everyone with fairness and dignity.

  • Complying with WBC health and safety policies, procedures and rules, taking reasonable care of self and others.
  • Adhering to the standards set out in the WBC competency framework.


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