Job Description:

Job information Accounting Officer from the Company Essex County Council, this latest Accounting Officer job vacancy is located in the city Hybrid work in Chelmsford located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Accounting field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

Accounting Officer

Permanent, Full Time

£23,344 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Closing Date: Thursday 1st August 2024 at 11.59pm

The Opportunity

The Accounting Officer will support the delivery of financial management information to the Management Accountants and front line budget holders. The role offers a mixture of home working and attendance at County Hall, Chelmsford; this is dependent on business need. The role is expected to build strong relationships with finance colleagues and internal partners and:

• Proactively supports the efficient and effective provision of a Finance Hub.
• Understanding budget holder's' needs and providing them with an effective and prompt service they value.
• Manage customer expectations and deliver to agreed service standards.
• Ensuring the processing and delivery of timely, accurate, high quality financial information and analysis to allow effective management and monitoring of budgets
• Support the delivery of all other areas of financial management and reporting as requested by the Management Accountant/Finance Systems and Process Manager

Accountabilities

• Provide and process timely and accurate information to allow effective management of budgets and empowers budget holders to deliver value for money services.
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of all financial management and reporting systems and processes.
• Analyse and communicate financial and performance data in the form of variance reports. Understand unit costs and drivers and interpret variances robustly.
• Accurately prepare, monitor, and control estimates and forecasts.
• Maintain financial systems and processes ensuring proper reconciliation and control procedures are in place. Implement requested changes.
• Deliver timely information to support financial activity, quality assuring the information provided.
• Deliver information to support the annual accounts closure programme as requested and in accordance with the agreed timetable.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and professional accounting standards. Operate to a framework of working practices.

The Experience You Will Bring

Essential:

• Minimum of 5 GCSEs or equivalent (Grade C/Level 4 and above), including Maths & English and/or working towards AAT.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Intermediate skills in Excel as a minimum)
• An interest in accounting and furthering your education into public sector finance.
• Ability to communicate well both virtually and face to face

Desirable:

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Providing information and support to colleagues and customers and working flexibly and proactively in a multi-disciplinary team to achieve service outcomes.
• Knowledge and understanding of financial management and control.
• Experience of process and practice improvements within a finance setting.

To read more about us please visit: Corporate Services

Why Essex?

Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England's oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email daniel.warner@essex.gov.uk

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Closed Date : 2025-03-16