Finance Accountancy Officer

**Finance Accountancy Officer**
**Location**: Conway Road, Colwyn Bay, LL297AZ

**Start Date**: ASAP
**Contract Duration**: 3+ Months
**Working Hours**: Mon - Fri, 09:00 - 17:00, 37 Hours per week
**Pay Rate**: £14.36 per hour
**Job Ref**: OR12674

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide comprehensive financial support services to Headteachers and Governing Bodies, ensuring effective delivery of Service Level Agreements with schools.
- Assist the Principal Accountant in various aspects of the school finance service as per the Service Level Agreement.
- Contribute to the preparation of annual budgets for Primary, Secondary, and Special schools within the Authority.
- Support the closure of accounts at the financial year-end and assist in producing final accounts.
- Help prepare financial projections for schools to optimize resource utilization.
- Regularly visit schools to provide advice on school budgets, interpret reports, and resolve administrative issues.
- Address queries from schools, contractors, suppliers, and other departments regarding payments and charges against school budgets.
- Maintain a Financial Reporting System for all Primary schools in the County, ensuring monthly reconciliation with the authority ledger and accuracy of information.
- Stay updated on relevant legislation and practices to ensure all transactions are recorded with an appropriate audit trail, complying with VAT regulations, Contract Standing Orders, Construction Industry Tax Regulations, and Financial Regulations.
- Provide support on creditor payments, ensuring compliance with Financial Regulations and other financial codes of practice.
- Work collaboratively as part of a team and undertake additional duties as designated by the line manager, commensurate with the grade and responsibilities of the post.

**Corporate Responsibilities**
- Establish and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally.
- Ensure compliance with the Authority’s Policies and Procedures, highlighting any inadequacies to Senior Officers.
- Actively support the Authority’s principles and practices of equality of opportunity as outlined in the Equalities Policy.
- Provide necessary personal information to the Authority for personnel, administrative, and payroll purposes.
- Undertake any other reasonable tasks, commensurate with the grade, as determined by the Line Manager or Head of Service.
- Be aware of the Corporate Safeguarding Policy and report any concerns regarding children and vulnerable groups appropriately.

**Person Specification**
- **Essential**:

- Association of Accounting Technicians qualification (equivalent or part qualified).
- Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to communicate in English.
- Good accountancy and numeracy skills.
- Ability to plan, program, and produce work with mínimal supervision, working under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Sound knowledge of computerized financial systems and IT skills, including spreadsheet and database preparation and maintenance.
- Ability to present and communicate financial information to headteachers and governing bodies.
- Ability to design and create systems using spreadsheets and databases.
- Capability to interpret regulations/guidelines to provide relevant advice to headteachers and governing bodies regarding budgets.
- Effective communication with School Headteachers, Governing bodies, and all levels within the Department.
- Ability to make decisions and recommendations regarding project or resource affordability and day-to-day service delivery.
- **Desirable**:

- Knowledge of local government accounting and financial procedures.
- Ability to communicate in Welsh.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 3 months

Pay: £14.36 per hour

Expected hours: 37 per week

**Experience**:

- Finance Accountancy Officer: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person