Assistant Accountant

3 weeks ago


Newbury, United Kingdom West Berkshire Council Full time
Vacancy Description

We are looking to recruit an Assistant Accountant to join our busy accountancy team supporting the People directorate. You will work closely with colleagues in Accountancy, Adult Social Care and Commissioning to produce accurate and timely information to support the financial reporting in relation to Adult Social Care.

The successful candidate will be required to:

undertake financial reconciliations of large sets of data. carry out transactional processing. contribute to improvements with our internal processes and procedures which we are constantly reviewing.

The ideal candidate would have the following skills and attributes:

5 GSCE grade (level 4) or above including Maths & English Computer literacy, with in particular a good level of competency with Microsoft Excel. Ability to manage high volumes of data while maintaining a high degree of accuracy. Ability to work well as part of a team in order to meet strict deadlines. Have excellent communication skills.

The role is a development role and provides opportunities for on-the-job training, working with a rapidly changing and complex service area. Formal continued learning through a supported qualification programme (including apprenticeship) can be applied for, subject to the team’s capacity to provide the necessary level of off-the-job learning and support.

West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as:

Flexible working wherever possible between the hours of 07.00-19.00 Hybrid working wherever possible working 40% in the office Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities  Generous Local Government pension scheme Family friendly policies A range of local discounts Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days per annum (plus public holidays) Rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service.

Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

Interview dates: 7th & 8th May 2024


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