Accounting Technician
£33826.00 - 34998.00 Per Annum, 37 hours per week
12 months fixed term contract (Maternity Cover)
Please note that we would also consider part time applications for this role.
Cirencester/Agile Working
Are you an Accounting Technician looking to make a real difference to the community? If you are, why not come and join Publica Group and its partner Councils.
Reporting directly into the Finance Business Partner for Cotswold District Council, you will be part of a friendly team that provides high quality support to operational teams delivering Council services to residents and businesses. Although the role will provide support primarily to Cotswold District Council, it will also provide support to our Treasury Management team and our other Publica Group clients from time to time.
The successful candidate will be required to work closely with managers to develop their financial skills and their duties will include monitoring revenue expenditure, employee cost monitoring and interrogation of the general ledger. They would also be expected to assist with the preparation of the annual budget and closedown of the accounts at the year end.
You will need
- Experience of working in a financial environment or related role
- AAT qualification or equivalent work experience
- GCSEs (5 A-C or equivalent, including Maths and English)
- Good level of IT skills
- Be customer focussed, responsive and co-operative with customers
- Be proactive / self-motivated
- High level of judgement, tact, discretion, and initiative
Special conditions
- There may be a requirement to work at other Publica Group (Support) Ltd and/or client locations to meet the needs of the business
- You may be expected to work reasonable additional hours in line with the needs of the service
- Full UK Driving License
- Ability to travel/ access to a vehicle for work purposes
- Your role will require a Baseline Personnel Security Standard Check (BPSS)
For more information about this role please see the Job Description/Person Specification.
You will be employed by Publica Group Ltd which was created by four partner Councils (West Oxfordshire District Council, Cotswold District Council, Cheltenham Borough Council and Forest of Dean District Council) to deliver more efficient and improved services.
Publica is a unique place to work – we are a local government organisation with a twist! Publica wants to transform the way local services are delivered. To help do this we have started to fundamentally rethink the way we design our services in the digital era so that Publica is a customer-focused organisation driven by real user needs.
What can we do for you
- Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working
- Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role)
- 27 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays and an extra two volunteering days off a year for you to support a charity of your choice
- Renewed again for another year there is a Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care
- Pension scheme with a good employer contribution of 5% of your earnings
- Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with significant tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars
- Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements
- Additional income protection, covering 50% of your salary for potentially a further five years if you are unable to work due to sickness or injury
- Life assurance, currently four times your annual salary
To apply for this position please click on "apply now" within this page and submit your CV and supporting statement. Please tell us about your skills, knowledge, qualifications, experience and how they meet the criteria listed above and in the job description/person specification. It's important that we're a good fit for each other, so let us know what's important to you and why you want to work for Publica Group Ltd..
Your application will not be considered if you have not provided a supporting statement, in addition to your CV.
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