Finance Technician

4 days ago

Exeter EX, United Kingdom Exeter City Council Full time

About you:

We are looking for a proactive individual with a 'can do' attitude, who has the ability to use their own initiative completing reconciliations that underpin the council's financial transactions.

An AAT qualification and a good knowledge of financial accounting techniques and methods is required.

Experience of computerised financial systems and Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel and data manipulation, is essential.

The ideal candidate must have good problem-solving skills and a drive to investigate discrepancies.

Good interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise with groups and individuals is essential to provide advice and support to colleagues across the Council in respect of insurance claims handling and finance system user support.

About the role:

This is a part time position as part of a small Finance technician team responsible for carrying out various reconciliations between the finance system and other systems for the council.

The finance technician team are responsible for logging all insurance claims received in the council and providing support for any insurance queries.

The team carry out Direct Debit runs, treasury management duties and finance system set ups, password resets and general user queries each week, and this role will take a share in that rota.

About the team:

The finance technician role is an important role within the wider Financial Services team. Financial Services provides comprehensive accountancy support to services across the Council and its subsidiary companies.

The finance team are always striving to optimise our use of ICT to support Council wide services with developments that involve financial transactions to provide the most efficient service to both our internal and external customers.

What next?

If we sound like the right fit for you and you feel like the right fit for us we would welcome your application. Please click on the Apply button at the bottom of this page.

Alternatively if you would like to find out more about the post, the team or working with us at the Council please contact Claire Morris, Transactional Services and Finance System Lead at

We reserve the right to close any vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received.

Our commitment

At Exeter City Council we are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve.

To support this commitment we will strive to implement reasonable adjustments to support any members of our communities who face barriers in recruitment processes, irrespective of the reason.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £29,064.00-£31,022.00 per year

Expected hours: 14.8 per week

Work Location: In person

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